ISSofBC's blog

Not taking a tougher line, Kenney says

The Vancouver Sun
Saturday - December 17, 2011

"Everything we're doing now I just see as a natural extension of our long-standing approach".

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Shortchanging immigrants costs Canada

The Globe and Mail
Saturday - December 17, 2011

Royal Bank study finds Canada's economy loses out on $30.7 billion by failing to effectively utilize skilled workers

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Citizenship is privilege, not right

The Vancouver Sun
Thursday - December 15, 2011

New regulations requiring people to show their faces when they take oath to become citizens are long overdue.

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Tories give value to citizenship

The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday - December 14, 2011

Canadians are generous people, but have no tolerance or patience for people who don't play by the rules and who lies to become Canadian citizens.

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Support for immigration connected with national identity

The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday - December 14, 2011

Canadian support for immigration has been consistently high over the past 15 to 20 years.

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Facing up to multiculturalism's limits

The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday - December 14, 2011

Tories' policy on veils test the strength of tradition and what it means to be a Canadian.

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Veils banned at citizenship ceremonies

The Vancouver Sun
Tuesday - December 13, 2011

Muslim women won't be granted option of female-only audience while saying oath, Kenny says.

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B.C. panel to review how to attract skilled workers, investors

The Vancouver Sun
Saturday - December 10, 2011

BC Premier Christy Clark announced the creation of a task force to review the system under which skilled workers and investors come to Canada.

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Values: A passport to Canada

The Globe and Mail
Wednesday - November 16, 2011

Immigrants should adopt to Canadian values to settle here, survey finds.

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Give provinces more control over immigration, Clark says

The Vancouver Sun
Tuesday - November 15, 2011

Provincial governments should have more control over Canadian immigration policy.

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