Category: Immigration
Posted on January 24, 2017
Extending municipal vote to permanent residents a key election task force proposal
Only one of the City of Vancouver’s Independent Election Task Force proposals to increase voter turnout seems sure to achieve the goal: extending the municipal vote to permanent residents. This group of 60,000 residents have made a decision to… Read More
Updated on June 15, 2016
Vancouver Police Board responding to “Access Without Fear” with new policies
Vancouver City Council’s decision to declare an “access without fear policy,” confirming that all city services will be available to all without regard to residency or citizenship status, is winning support from other city-funded agencies. The Vancouver Public… Read More
Posted on March 15, 2016
We welcome newcomers, they buy houses, they seem to live in them. What’s the problem?
The new federal budget is expected to confirm a goal for a record number of new arrivals in Canada, with immigration likely to exceed 300,000 people in all categories. All of them will need someplace to live. As… Read More
Updated on January 10, 2016
With Syrian families now arriving, many wonder what’s next for Canadian immigration policy
The shocking news that some hate-filled individual had pepper-sprayed refugee Syrian men, women and children outside a welcoming banquet Jan. 8 at Vancouver’s Muslim Association of Canada Centre quickly overwhelmed the real story of that evening. The real… Read More
