Message to Jason Kenney: ‘You are what I feared Canada would become’

Posted by admin on Aug 1st, 2012

By Bashir Mohamed

http://rabble.ca/news/2012/07/message-jason-kenney-you-are-what-i-feared-canada-would-become

 On Saturday, July 14, 17-year-old Bashir Mohamed interrupted a speech given by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney in Edmonton, highlighting the growing opposition to the cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) imposed by the Conservative government as of June 30.

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Sanctuary Health launched in Vancouver

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

Sanctuary Health is an alliance of concerned citizens and health care providers formed in response to Bill C-31 (The Refugee Exclusion Act) and cuts to IFH coverage for refugees. Our membership includes health care providers and service professionals, refugees and migrants, representatives from organizations supporting refugees and migrants, and concerned members of the public. We believe access to healthcare is a fundamental right for all people including refugees and migrants. We recognize the role of refugees and immigrants in building and enriching Canadian communities.

http://sanctuaryhealth.blogspot.ca/

Teen arrested for asking immigration minister a question during Tory BBQ

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

By Rob Drinkwater | Jul 15, 2012 6:56 am | Comments
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/07/15/teen-removed-for-asking-immigration-minister-a-question-during-tory-bbq/

EDMONTON — A protester who made it into a Conservative party barbecue in Edmonton says he was dragged out of the event and arrested by police when he tried to ask Immigration Minister Jason Kenney a question.

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Doctors and nurses enlisted to defy Ottawa’s refugee health cuts

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

Nicholas Keung
Immigration Reporter

http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/1226878–doctors-and-nurses-enlisted-to-defy-ottawa-s-refugee-health-cuts

Grassroots advocacy groups are enlisting doctors, nurses and other health professionals who will defy Ottawa and continue to treat refugee patients ineligible for coverage.

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Ambushed: Doctors interrupt minister to protest refugee healthcare cuts

Posted by admin on Jul 13th, 2012

by Graham Lanktree

http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/296427/ambushed-doctors-interrupt-minister-to-protest-refugee-healthcare-cuts/

Shouting over a speech by Minister of State for Sport Bal Gosal, Dr. Mark Tyndall said he is disgusted with the federal government for denying proper healthcare to 100,000 refugees.

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