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Black History Month

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 97 Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Black History [...]

The Plight of Female Refugee: Bebe’s Story about life in Dzaleka

Of the more than 16,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and Ethiopia, who live in Dzaleka Refugee Camp just outside of Lilongwe Malawi, the vast majority are women and children. Opportunities for employment within the camp are scarce, even for the male refugees, so often [...]

The Plight of the Female Refugee

Globally an estimated 15.2 million individuals have officially been identified as refugees. Of those 15.2 million, 48% are female. That’s more than 7.3 million mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives, who by the very definition of ‘refugee’ are unable to return to their homes for reasons far beyond their control. These [...]

Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Warrantless Inspections

The federal government announced recently that they would be conducting more stringent and warrantless inspections of workplaces in order to crack down on human rights abuses and illegal practices. According to the Globe and Mail, they will have the power to “examine anything on the premises,” question employers and staff, [...]

Alberta’s Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Alberta recently announced on June 20, 2013, that temporary foreign workers who have been employed within Canada for a minimum of two years are eligible to self-nominate themselves for the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. This change extends to high-skilled and low-skilled workers; however, only employees within the food and beverage [...]

Food Banks – No Longer Just a Temporary Solution

Food banks were originally intended to be a temporary measure, when the first Canadian food bank opened its doors in Edmonton in 1981. Instead, the need for food banks has continued over the years and, in fact, grown. Today, there are approximately 800 food banks in Canada and over 3,000 [...]

Where Does Radicalization Take Place?

Recently, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released an intelligence assessment entitled “Venues of Sunni Islamist Radicalization in Canada”. One observation is that as “radicalization is usually a social process, it can occur wherever humans interact, in the real world or in virtual ones.” Some examples of where radicalization might [...]

Human Trafficking

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 154 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Human Trafficking Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak about one of the world’s most pressing crises, the epidemic of human trafficking. This is a crisis that [...]

Third Reading – Bill S-210 – Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 153 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Civil Marriage Act Criminal Code Bill to Amend a Bill to Amend—Third Reading—Debate Adjourned Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer moved third reading of Bill S-210, An [...]

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