Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the character of a nation is often defined by how we treat people in desperate situations who come to our shores seeking asylum, safe haven or a better life. Canada has two sides. One is very generous. If we look at the situation at the turn of [...]
Citizenship
Important Update: Olivia Chow’s motion to restore gay rights in the citizenship guide was passed by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, ensuring that future printings contain the removed references to gay rights and gay history. Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP): Mr. Speaker, memos show that references to gay rights were shamefully deleted from [...]
November 16, 2009 Dear friends and colleagues interested in immigration and refugee issues, The 2009 Citizenship and Immigration annual report was published recently. I am very disturbed by the decline of the target number of families that will be approved next year. With a lower target number, and overseas offices buried in paper, families will [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 OTTAWA – New Democrat Immigration Critic Olivia Chow is demanding changes to the current visitor visa system which will address the arbitrary approval process and lack of recourse for unsuccessful applicants.
SUBJECT: IMMIGRATION GRADE: FAIL REPORT: After the last election, Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney promised to:
Their future offspring, if born abroad, would not automatically be Canadian citizens under new rule Jun 11, 2009 04:30 AM Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION REPORTER source Toronto parent Mark Rushton is less than pleased about a new citizenship law that could one day affect his 2 1/2-year-old adopted daughter from China. Under the law, which came [...]
