by Sukhram Ramkissoon Every year tens of thousands of foreign nationals who have close family ties or friends in Canada, submit visitor visa applications. A visitor visa is also known as a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)which allows persons to enter Canada for a vacation or other reasons. Not all countries require their citizens to obtain […]
Last Monday, 54 migrant farm workers sought justice from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in a historic and potentially precedent-setting case. In October 2013, after a sexual assault that occurred near the community of Bayham, Ontario, the OPP conducted a DNA sweep to collect samples from approximately 95 migrant farm workers employed in […]
A man said to be of “great interest” in the investigation into the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Turkey. The businessman, Samir Handal, was detained at Istanbul airport, while he was in transit from the US to Jordan. He is alleged to have links to Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian […]
Unearthed: Slavery in Newfoundland and Labrador is a multipart radio documentary and digital series that examines connections of enslaved Black people in the province. It features Xaiver Michael Campbell and is produced by the CBC’s Heather Barrett, who is host and producer of Weekend AM. New episodes air on Fridays on CrossTalk on CBC Radio […]
BPF has apologised to the British African community for “systemic racism” and a corrupt officer in the 1970s A number of young black people were jailed for crimes they did not commit. Derek Ridgewell gave false evidence at trials of groups of men including those who became known as the Waterloo Four, Oval Four and […]
by Sukhram Ramkissoon Miriam (not her real name) was recently successful at the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), after a panel member set aside the refusal of her spousal sponsorship application. A visa officer refused her spouse Donald’s (not real name) application for permanent residence. They are both from the Caribbean and were born on the […]
By Lincoln DePradine Michael Coteau, an experienced provincial politician elected to federal office for the first time in September, doesn’t mind sitting on the backbench in the House of Commons in Ottawa. The Commons, he said, is a “new forum’’, adding that he’s “just looking forward to learning’’. “I think it’s very important for people […]
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) employees remain skeptical of the measures in place to tackle racism at their workplace, according to a new report. The “experiences of racism at IRCC include micro aggressions,biases in hiring and promotion as well as biases in the delivery of IRCCs programs, policies and client service,” the report […]
It was an ambitious plan — to reform the police force from the inside-out, to remove rot and fix a broken culture that dominated headlines. But two years in, Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly has seen his mandate — and the job he and those who hired him sold to the public — change. The […]
MPP Laura Mae Lindo says it was over act of racism by Lincoln DePradine MPP Laura Mae Lindo is making a “simple request’’ to the people of Ontario. “Join me in organizing to end racism in Ontario public schools,’’ Dr Lindo urged. Her appeal comes against the backdrop of what she describes as “a troubling […]
