Memo
October 12, 2015
WAR ON THE IMMIGRANT FAMILY ???
By
NEW COMMUNICATIONS Is there a war on the immigrant family? “The truth is the Conservative government has been most skilled in immigrant outreach, while playing to the “old stock” Tory base, using the language of economic success and national security.
Memo
September 29, 2015
Canada & Hungarian Refugees: Then & Now
By Frank Palmay
Seeing the plight of the Syrian refugees and our government’s reaction — namely, non-action — to it reminded me of 1956, when my family was in a similar situation. In early November that year, the West decided not to intervene in the Hungarian revoluti
Memo
September 29, 2015
Chaotic Global Response on Refugees, Marchi
By Hon. Sergio Marchi
When it came to migration, the world was once divided into “sending” and “receiving” countries, with migrants mostly seeking attractive, developed countries. Globalization has since revolutionized the scale of human mobility. Today, migrants and refuge
Memo
May 15, 2014
Avoiding xenophobia (in the wake of the temporary foreign workers issue)
By Tshweu Moleme
The recent migrant worker debate in Canada has had some observers worried for one reason. Yes, there could be additional reasons, but let’s keep it at this particular one. Foremost, let us note that some citizens of our society tend to, as we’ve contin
Memo
April 25, 2014
Competing for Global Investors
By Sergio Marchi
One of the budget items that received little attention was the termination of the twenty five year-old Immigration Investor Program (IIP). It was the flagship immigration tool that specifically focused on attracting global entrepreneurs and investors t
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