By Sukhram Ramkissoon Canadian immigration law allows a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant to sponsor a spouse so long as the sponsor meets certain requirements. For the purposes of this article, I will discuss a common ground of refusal that some sponsors encounter during their sponsorship application. For example, if a sponsor is not free […]
In 1995, Ontario Minister of Education John Snobelen proudly stated that by creating a crisis and bankrupting the system he would have an unimpeded path to reforming the province’s education system. He did just that by cutting $2 billion from the education budget. Snobelen under Mike Harris’ premiership, succeeded in his plan, and the Ontario […]
Peru’s top prosecutor has launched an inquiry into President Dina Boluarte and key ministers over weeks of clashes that have left dozens of people dead. The officials are being investigated on charges of “genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries”. Violence erupted after ex-President Pedro Castillo was arrested in December for trying to dissolve Congress. On […]
Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, who seemed to have taken the vow of silence when it comes to commenting on political matters, must be tempted to speak out on Premier Ford’s plans to build houses on the Greenbelt. It was McGuinty, then premier in 2005, who passed a law to protect 800,000 hectares of what […]
Black community disagrees London’s police union says it’s time to bring back a program that places police officers in schools, but a parent and activist argues the move would be step back for London’s Black community. The London Police Association has posted an online petition arguing that the student resource officer (SRO) program should be reinstated. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed some alarming statistics for the Black community in terms of health and wellness. In an effort to strengthen members of the Black community’s health, the Black Scientists’ Task Force (BSTF) will hold a Black Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, January 21st at Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East Toronto, from […]
OTTAWA — Former governor general Michaelle Jean was among dozens of high-profile signatories to an open letter issued last week calling for international help for Haiti. The letter in French, with the title “Taken hostage, Haiti is dying” argues that Haiti needs help to avoid becoming a failed state. The signatories include Senegalese President Macky […]
Correctional officers at a Montreal jail allegedly used pepper spray on a 21-year-old inmate before he died of injuries he sustained while in detention. Sources indicate that Nicous D’Andre Spring was wearing a spit hood when agents pepper sprayed him. A spit hood is a restraining device made of mesh that is placed over a […]
The leaders of Brazil’s three branches of government have issued a rare joint statement condemning the storming of government buildings by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. In a statement on Monday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined the heads of the Supreme Court and the two houses of Congress to reject the […]
The government of Barbados is considering plans to make a wealthy Conservative MP the first individual to pay reparations for his ancestor’s pivotal role in slavery. Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, recently travelled to the Caribbean island for a private meeting with the country’s prime minister, Mia Mottley. A report is now before Mottley’s […]
