We are thankful for being on the unceded Algonquin territory that this launch is taking place on, and for the inspiration that Idle No More and Indigenous communities provide us. We honour all the Original peoples of Turtle Land and we honour the diverse lands of the Original peoples of Turtle Island on which we [...]

Canada’s controversial 2012 changes to immigration and refugee system Debra Black and Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporters http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/1308263–immigration-and-refugee-system-canada-made-controversial-changes-in-2012 Over the past year Ottawa has made some sweeping and controversial changes to the immigration, asylum and refugee system, and the rules involving Canadian citizenship. In doing so, the federal Conservative government has radically changed the landscape and [...]

Here are links to some recent articles and interviews on the importance of the idle no more movement and Indigenous struggles (there are many more, just picked ten, feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments): Idle No More pamphlet ‘Resetting and Restoring the Relationship ‘ authored by Taiaiake Alfred and Tobold Rollo: [...]

Advocates urge Canadian government not to go further down the route of privatising immigration detention by Bilbo Poynter http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/canada-asylum-seekers-private-prison-companies Dramatic changes to Canada’s immigration laws expected to come into effect in December will mean that asylum seekers face more restrictions and have less time to make a claim. Advocates fear this will lead to more [...]

Hundreds came out in Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories, for an emergency protest against Israeli Deputy Minister Eliaz Luf, Canadian Deportation Minister Jason Kenney, and former Tory Cabinet Minister Stockwell Day. While Israel’s bombing attacks have so far killed over 143 Palestinians in the occupied, besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli Deputy Ambassador to Canada, Eliaz [...]

Monday November 26, 2012. Doors at 6:00 pm Grandview Calvary Baptist Church 1803 East 1st Ave (just east of Commercial Drive) Dinner and Childcare provided. By donation (no one turned away). FB RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/375379869211981/ (espanol abajo) Accessibility info: Grandview Calvary Baptist Church’s kitchen’s entrance is at street level, which gives access to washrooms, kitchen and [...]

by Janet Dench http://ccrweb.ca/en/conditional-permanent-residence-more-complicated-it-looks New immigration rules mean some sponsored spouses will have “conditional permanent residence” for two years – and will be subject to deportation if they don’t live with their spouse for the full two years. The change is designed to combat “marriage fraud” – people getting married in order to obtain permanent [...]

Video interview with Harsha Walia by Greg Macdougall http://EquitableEducation.ca for IPSMO Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa http://ipsmo.org Interview recorded at PowerShift Canada 2012, Oct 28 in Ottawa on unceded Algonquin territory.  

by Ter Garcia http://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/10/in-spain-doctors-resist-by-healing/ Some of Spain’s hospitals and clinics have recently begun offering a new kind of public service. In an effort to defend the threatened health care system, thousands of doctors and their supporters have chosen to add civil disobedience to their practice. Last April, the Spanish government approved a Royal Decree — [...]

Teach-in held at University of Regina http://www.mediacoop.ca/story/resistance-deportations-growing/13792 by Patricia W. Elliott A campaign to save two University of Regina students from deportation is gathering steam across Canada. Today some 250 faculty and students attended a teach-in at the U of R, where organizers launched a Twitter campaign directed at citizen and immigration minister Jason Kenney [...]

By Karl Nerenberg http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/karl-nerenberg/2012/10/right-wing-hate-roma-people-and-jason-kenneys-trip-hungary If a picture is worth a thousand words, a tweet can be worth at least a 100 carefully crafted news releases. Take the following tweet, for example: “…now get them the f — outta here cuz most are false asylum seekers. They had their free vacay, now it’s time to go!” [...]

By Xavier Kataquapit, The Daily Press-freelance http://underthenorthernsky.com/ http://www.timminspress.com/2012/10/10/most-came-to-canada-as-immigrants I don’t understand why so many people get upset about immigrants coming to this country. Of course you have to remember I have a special view considering my people are the original inhabitants of this land, so everybody else who came after us I view as immigrants. [...]

Jason Kenney to vote in favour of the abortion motion M-312 that the Canadian Medical Association is calling a ‘backdoor’ attempt to criminalize abortion. Jason Kenney believes it’s time for a “respectful debate” on the subject of abortion and has promised to vote in favour of a backbencher colleague’s controversial motion calling on Parliament to [...]

By Glen McGregor, Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Recipients+Kenney+missive+wondering+government+knows+their+sexual+orientation/7290682/story.html#ixzz27PKJqSTp OTTAWA — For many who received an email from Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney about gay refugees on Friday, the message raised one important question: How did he know I’m gay? The bulk email sent from Kenney’s MP’s office to thousands was titled “LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and [...]

Jonathan Woodward, CTV British Columbia http://bc.ctvnews.ca/canada-s-tough-talk-on-tamil-migrants-backfires-1.967043 Canada’s Federal Court has upheld a ruling that warns tough talk by the Harper government against Tamil migrants is putting them in more danger back in Sri Lanka – and making it harder to send them back. The ruling says that because the government publicly connected the Tamil migrant [...]