By Jasminee Sahoye The Fairness Commission of Ontario strongly believes that proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations being put forward by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) could hurt fair access for new skilled immigrants. Fairness Commissioner, Grenada-born Jean Augustine, while speaking last Monday at the Munk School of Global Affairs’ Harney Lecture […]
Why 50 Cents is starting to make sense.
By Jasminee Sahoye A haul of cocaine from three Caribbean destinations over the period of four days by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is being described as a significant, as they have a combined street value of more than $6 million. The narcotics were all discovered at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. According to […]
By Gerald V. Paul The newly minted Deputy Chief of Toronto Police Services has Jamaican roots. Mark Saunders, named as Deputy Chief on November 20, is now the police service’s second black deputy chief, along with Peter Sloly, who is also of Jamaican heritage. However, Mark Saunders stressed when he walk into the room, “I […]
Thanks for doing us proud. First the Argos then the Raptors and now Justin. Ontario sticks of winners right now.
The Trinidad and Tobago 50 Plus and Seniors Group paid tribute to several of its volunteers at its annual dinner and dance held last Saturday in Scarborough. The awards were handed out to key players in the vibrant organization. In this photo, they are, from left, Yolanda Russell, Angela Roach, Harry and Gemma Sair Singh, […]
By Jasminee Sahoye An immigration strategy that will take Ontario in a new direction has been launched. The aim is for the province to select, welcome and assist immigrants to Ontario and leverage the global connections of the diverse communities in an effort make the province more viable. It emphasizes the critical role skilled immigrants […]
By Jean Hodgkinson An American presidential election is a movie, usually a very bad movie, but the American public likes bad movies –Lewis H. Lapham During his presidential campaign Mitt Romney asked American voters to consider whether they’re better off now than four years ago, as if the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression […]
