Posted by admin on Mar 18th, 2009
By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, NATIONAL BUREAU, Ottawa Sun. March 17 2009
A longtime Conservative who opposes same-sex marriage has been appointed to the tribunal that decides whether gays get refugee status in Canada. Doug Cryer, a former director of public policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, has also publicly defended the right of churches to denounce homosexuality. “Doug Cryer of the EFC said the church has a right to say that homosexual behaviour is sinful, just as it can say that adultery is sinful,” according to a November 2006 edition of CanadianChristianity.com.
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Posted by admin on Mar 14th, 2009
Arab group risks funding, Immigration Minister says
Juliet O’Neill, Canwest News Service. Saturday, March 14, 2009
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the Canadian Arab Federation will have to change its leadership and adopt a more moderate stance or risk losing federal funding. The federation reacted yesterday by saying it is undemocratic and dangerous for a Cabinet minister to “bully” an elected president and board of directors. It said the Minister’s comments should concern all immigrant-settlement agencies in Canada.
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Posted by admin on Feb 10th, 2009
By Norma Greenaway, Canwest News Service February 10, 2009
OTTAWA — Canada is prepared to consider a cut in the number of newcomers allowed into the country if necessary over the short term to respond to a souring domestic job and economic scene, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says. “We don’t want people to be coming to Canada and facing unemployment,” Kenney said Tuesday. “So, we need to be sensitive to a changing labour market, and if we need to make changes, we will.”
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