The Canadian Progressive: Implementation of FATCA Likely Unconstitutional:...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Mar 14, 2013: Chances are very few Canadians have heard of the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Green Party leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: Canada Border Services Agency...
Rights watchdog files federal privacy complaint as diverse social justice, labour and migrant groups come together to oppose exploitation of vulnerable people for entertainment. By: B.C. Civil...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: Canada, immigration raids and...
It was revealed last month that Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, approved the raid, carried out for the Canada Border Services Agency’s reality television series.After the revelation, the BC...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: In Canada, a ‘Proud to Protect...
By: Canadian Council for Refugees | Press Release: Today the Canadian Council for Refugees and other organizations announced the launch of a campaign designed to transform the conversation about...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: Associated Press Ditches “Illegal...
Surely this progressive step by the AP should enlighten Canada’s mainstream media, the Canadian Border Services Agency and immigrant-bashing Conservative politicians such as Jason Kenney. It should...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: New York Times reconsidering the...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Last week, the Associated Press ditched the demeaning and exclusionary term “illegal immigrant”. Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Alberta Federation of Labour Demands Inquiry Into...
List of ‘accelerated’ TFW approvals reveals widespread abuse of program By: Alberta Federation of Labour | Press Release: EDMONTON, April 9, 2013 – A list of fast-tracked temporary foreign worker...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Over 100 Canadian artists demand cancellation of...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Over 100 actors, directors, producers, directors, technicians and other cultural professionals have signed an open letter demanding the immediate...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Jason Kenney’s...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: In the House of Commons Monday, Jason Kenney denied that the Harper Conservatives implemented the 15% wage rule, the cornerstone of the scandal-ridden...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Over 70 Community Groups Demand Cancellation of...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Over 70 community groups have signed a letter demanding the immediate cancellation of anti-immigrant reality TV show, Border Security. The letter is...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Immigrants: 70,000 People Tell The New York Times...
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View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: World increasingly dangerous for refugees and...
Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today as it launched its annual assessment of the world’s human...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Immigrants heavily subsidize Medicare’s Trust Fund:...
Harvard Medical School and Hunter College School of Public Health researchers find immigrants generated surplus contributions of $115.2 billion in 2002-2009, $13.8 billion in 2009, and actually...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Canadian doctors demand restoration of refugee...
By: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care | Press Release Photo: Doctors for Refugee Care TORONTO, June 10, 2013 – Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care is holding a second National Day of Action on June 17th...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Today, Canadians Fight For Refugee Health Care: 2nd...
By: Obert Madondo Twitter: @Obiemad Today, June 17, 2013, is the 2nd Annual Day of Action for refugee health care! Canadians, rights activists, doctors and other health care workers assemble in cities...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives’ refugee health care cuts...
By: Ontario Medical Association | Press Release: TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – One year after the implementation of a series of changes to federal coverage of refugee health care, Ontario’s doctors are...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Canadians refuse permission to be filmed for...
By: BC Civil Liberties Association | Press Release: BCCLA delivers over 1400 forms filled out by individuals refusing permission to be filmed to CBSA, Shaw TV and show producers BCCLA Staff, Josh...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: After layoffs, racialized immigrant workers face...
by: CAW & Ryerson University | Press Release: TORONTO, June 25, 2013 – Older immigrant workers who have been laid off are falling through the cracks of Canada’s employment system, with many of them...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Remove “Canadian experience” employment barrier:...
The Ontario Human Rights Commission argues that employers’ rigid requirement for “Canadian experience” for new immigrants is, in some cases, “discrimination under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.” The post...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Amend Bill C-24 to ensure fairer and more efficient...
by: Canadian Bar Association | Press Release | April 30, 2014 OTTAWA — The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says that changes are needed to Bill C-24, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, and offers...
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