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The Canadian Press  June 9th 2022

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan.

That would include allowing the minister to…

Mariam Nouser Waterloo Region Record Wed., June 8, 2022

WATERLOO REGION — Abdul Haseeb believes Islamophobia and racism have played a huge part in the mental health struggles of Muslim youth.

The Cambridge high school student hopes to tackle this challenge with seven other local…

Dan Cameron June 8, 2022 Policy Options

The start of 2022 saw some citizens across Canada taking to the street to protest the control they believe they have lost over their lives due to COVID-19 measures. But there’s a more serious problem. Canadians have long been losing control…

Thomas Desormeaux Jun 06, 2022  Ottawa Citizen

The federal government is extending funding for the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4), a program that aims to help newcomers to Canada navigate social and medical services, MP Marie-France Lalonde announced at a press…

By Nicholas Keung The Star Mon., June 6, 2022

It’s not easy for Nesa to confide in someone about why she fled Iran to Canada, let alone having to spill out personal details as intimate as her sexual orientation.

It took incessant email exchanges and hours of virtual meetings and…

Whether or not you think it’s time for Canada to push for peace in Ukraine, it’s definitely time to clarify the aims, benefits and limits of its responses.

The current government funding model for settlement agencies in rural Canada — which is based on the number of clients served per region — is a barrier to providing adequate services that could mitigate the isolation newcomer youth experience, advocates say. 

A Ukrainian family forced to immigrate to Canada in late May is desperately searching for housing in Toronto as their free hotel accommodations are set to end Friday.

May 30, 2022 By Adam Zivo In Magaine
 
Canada is often more than willing to open its doors to refugees. However, is the federal government doing enough to help LGBTQ+ refugees who, in virtue of their orientation, experience exceptional danger? To answer that question, I had a chat…

Nicholas Keung The Star Mon., May 30, 2022

Nataliia Morozova has a lot on her mind.

First and foremost, the safety of her husband and other family members who are still in Ukraine, as Morozova and her daughter try to get by in Canada.

Then, there’s money.

Morozova and her…