Mar 2 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The $173 million set aside in this week's federal budget to respond to people illegally crossing into Canada from the U.S. to seek asylum shouldn't be interpreted as officials predicting another record-breaking year for asylum claims, the federal Liberals say. "The reality is, on a forward-looking basis, that we want to be as […]
Mar 2 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The $173 million set aside in this week's federal budget to respond to people illegally crossing into Canada from the U.S. to seek asylum shouldn't be interpreted as officials predicting another record-breaking year for asylum claims, the federal Liberals say. "The reality is, on a forward-looking basis, that we want to be as […]
Feb 28 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — With one eye on ultranationalist movements appearing around the world, the Liberal government boosted funding in this week's federal budget to address issues of anti-immigrant sentiment and racism bubbling up at home. Funds for multiculturalism programs, initiatives for the Black Canadian community and a new centre to better analyze and collect data on diversity […]
Feb 28 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — With one eye on ultranationalist movements appearing around the world, the Liberal government boosted funding in this week's federal budget to address issues of anti-immigrant sentiment and racism bubbling up at home. Funds for multiculturalism programs, initiatives for the Black Canadian community and a new centre to better analyze and collect data on diversity […]
Feb 27 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a proud science fiction fan, but his government's third budget is much more focused on uncovering new scientific facts. The 2018 fiscal blueprint sets aside $3.2 billion over five years to fund everything from the beakers to the brains behind scientific research as part of a Liberal effort […]
Feb 27 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a proud science fiction fan, but his government's third budget is much more focused on uncovering new scientific facts. The 2018 fiscal blueprint sets aside $3.2 billion over five years to fund everything from the beakers to the brains behind scientific research as part of a Liberal effort […]
Feb 26 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Tuesday's federal budget is expected to detail how the Liberal government will financially manage their planned increase in immigration over the next three years. The Liberals last fall announced a move to a three-year planning cycle for admissions, seeking to inject more certainty into the immigration system by taking a longer view of the […]
Feb 26 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Tuesday's federal budget is expected to detail how the Liberal government will financially manage their planned increase in immigration over the next three years. The Liberals last fall announced a move to a three-year planning cycle for admissions, seeking to inject more certainty into the immigration system by taking a longer view of the […]
Feb 26 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if his party forms government in 2019, it will follow Donald Trump's lead and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Scheer's declaration comes in the form of a pledge posted to the Conservative party website designed to gather signatures from members of the public. "Canada's Conservatives led by Andrew […]
Feb 26 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if his party forms government in 2019, it will follow Donald Trump's lead and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Scheer's declaration comes in the form of a pledge posted to the Conservative party website designed to gather signatures from members of the public. "Canada's Conservatives led by Andrew […]
Feb 22 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Immigration and Refugee Board can only go so far to manage historic numbers of asylum claims and it's now up to the Liberals to decide what kind of refugee system it wants, say refugee advocates, opposition MPs and the arms-length tribunal itself. The board took the formal step this week of invoking an element of […]
Feb 22 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Immigration and Refugee Board can only go so far to manage historic numbers of asylum claims and it's now up to the Liberals to decide what kind of refugee system it wants, say refugee advocates, opposition MPs and the arms-length tribunal itself. The board took the formal step this week of invoking an element of […]
Feb 22 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal budget aimed at Canada's middle class will also have a focus on the second part of the Liberals' political target audience: those who wish to join it. An expansion to the Working Income Tax Benefit will be laid out in next week's federal spending blueprint following a commitment last fall from […]
Feb 22 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal budget aimed at Canada's middle class will also have a focus on the second part of the Liberals' political target audience: those who wish to join it. An expansion to the Working Income Tax Benefit will be laid out in next week's federal spending blueprint following a commitment last fall from […]
Feb 20 2018 — Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Grappling with a historic level of asylum claims, the Immigration and Refugee Board appears to be officially giving up on following regulations dictating they must hold refugee hearings within a certain time. Meeting the legislated time frame to hear claims has increasingly posed a challenge for the independent tribunal as the number of asylum seekers has […]