Is the Live-in Caregiver Program the Filipino-Canadian community's version of...
On June 23, two articles on the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) came out at the Toronto Star (here and here). These articles featured findings from a study that I am part of: the Gabriela Transition...
View ArticleChanges to Live-in Caregiver Program help no one
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is currently conducting a series of closed consultations to discuss possible changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP). Some of his proposed changes, at this...
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Tony Clement floats lies and trial balloons on Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Monday, September 22, 2014 Tony Clement recently tried to pass the blame on the disastrous Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes to the Liberals, forgetting that the Conservatives were responsible...
View ArticleCanada's failed responsibility to Deepan Budlakoti
On Tuesday September 9, the Federal Court released its decision in the case of Deepan Budlakoti, an Ottawa-born man fighting to regain the citizenship he lost four years ago. Justice Phelan refused to...
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Illustrating the hidden architecture of migrant detention
September 25, 2014Immigration detention is Canada's fastest growing form of incarceration. Pending deportation, the Canadian governments puts migrants in immigration hold, separating them from their...
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Live-in caregivers fight against proposals to remove their right to permanent...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 The Harper government's proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program is unsurprisingly not great. Why does the government refuse to give landed status to live-in...
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No safe haven: Canada's 'managed migration'
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Canada is often cast as a liberal counterpoint to aggressive U.S. immigration enforcement tactics. But, the U.S. has actually pointed to Canada as the model to implement for...
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Permanent precarity: Canada's immigration model becomes neoliberal blueprint
Canada is often seen has a haven for immigration, especially by our U.S. neighbours. But the 'managed migration' model spells a different story.No safe haven: Canada's 'managed migration'
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Harper government's changes to Live-in Caregiver Program harm workers
Monday, December 1, 2014 Immigration Minister Chris Alexander's changes to the Live-In Caregivers Program will harm caregivers. So, several groups have united in opposition to the changes to show a...
View ArticleThe truth about Syrian refugees in Canada
Do you want to see more independent reporting from Parliament? Please chip in now to keep rabble.ca on the Hill!The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that there are over nine...
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Changes to Live-in Caregivers Program harm workers
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander's changes to the Live-In Caregivers program will harm caregivers. So, several groups have united in opposition to the changes to show a united front.Harper...
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Open letter: To Chris Alexander from concerned Canadian citizens
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Concerned Canadian citizens respond to Chris Alexander's recent comments about a woman's right to choose to wear a niqab or hijab during a citizenship oath. To the Honourable...
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Concerned citizens react to Chris Alexander's comments on Muslim women
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander's latest remarks about what Muslim women are allowed to wear during a citizenship oath are concerning and appalling.Open letter: To Chris Alexander from concerned...
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Canada made Deepan Budlakoti stateless. Now it is denying him health care.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 Deepan Budlakoti is without health care due to his lack of citizenship and now joins the ranks of an estimated half a million people living in Canada without access to medical...
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Temporary foreign workers face deportation come April 1
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Under new legislation, temporary foreign workers will be forced to leave after four years of employment to give way to priority hiring for Canadian employees. On April 1,...
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Never Home: Legislating Discrimination in Canadian Immigration
Publish Date: September 5, 2015Summary: Documenting nine years of immigration changes by the federal government detention_in_canada.jpgNever Home is a multimedia project documenting nine years of...
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Muslim youth debate leaves Conservatives in the dust
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 On Friday Sept. 18, representatives from the major parties spoke to an audience of predominantly young and Muslim individuals. What issues took centre stage during this...
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Does LIP Really Respects Immigrants and Do What Actually Needed to be Done...
Publish Date: October 11, 2015Summary: This article reveals how the Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership exploit on the immigrants and immigrants' Issues large-gwlip-priorities.jpg Does...
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Kenney recycles old policy announcements on Live-in Caregiver Program
Monday, October 19, 2015 York Centre Conservative candidate Mark Adler and Jason Kenney announced "new" changes to Live-In Caregiver program only to regurgitate the Conservatives broken promises. Like...
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Demands for change to Canada's immigration detention system mount in wake of...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Nearly 80 detainees staged a hunger strike at the Lindsay, Ontario facility to protest immigration detention and inhumane treatment as indefinite detention remains in Canada....
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