by Nicholas Keung
Ottawa has suffered a major setback in eliminating its immigration backlog after the federal court ruled the government is obliged to process all applications it accepted into the system.
By Mila Petkovic For Metro London June 24 2012
http://metronews.ca/news/london/275326/immigration-minister-gets-cold-welcome-in-london/
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney caught cold shoulders Sunday from some Londoners opposed to changing immigration laws.
Kenney was at the London Convention Centre to accept an award for tolerance and diversity from the Jewish National Fund of Canada.
But those opposed to federal Bill C-31 and the now-approved omnibus budget bill, say Kenney represents anything but promoting diversity.
By David P. Ball
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Federal-Politics/2012/06/27/jason-kenney-critics-visit/
By the time Jason Kenney began his speech yesterday morning in Surrey, the Citizenship and Immigration minister had been confronted at least four times during his short B.C. visit — lambasted by critics he retorted were “extremists” and “anarchists.”
Published Tuesday, Jun. 26 2012
Protesters clashed with police outside a Surrey, B.C., golf course where Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was speaking to a business group Tuesday.
By Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care
http://rabble.ca/news/2012/07/government-backs-down-ifhp-cuts-one-refugee-group-only
TORONTO-Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care is grateful that the Government has backed down on cuts to health coverage for one refugee group: Government Assisted Refugees. Doctors expect the same coverage for all other refugee groups.
