Mulcair backs ‘outside, objective’ review of in-custody death
Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair responded for the first time to a Mexican woman’s death in Canada Border Services Agency custody on Dec. 28, supporting an ongoing coroner investigation.
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Mexican woman dies in Canada Border Services custody
The B.C. Coroners service has confirmed the death of a Mexican national who was being held by Canada Border Services Agency on Dec. 28
Trust of Care: Migrant women rally around undocumented moms-to-be
Amidst hardening rhetoric against “illegal immigrants,” a network of health workers, many refugees themselves, have begun quietly filling gaps faced by non-status women in B.C.
Deported migrant workers seek apology over ‘dehumanizing’ filmed raids
What Diana Thompson and her eight-year-old daughter hoped could at least be a tearful goodbye turned to sobs of frustration as her husband was evicted from Canada late last night.
Happy New Year: Stories of 2012
Here’s a look back over some of my key stories of the last year.
Canada unique for lack of xenophobic sentiment in public discourse: Kenney
The immigration minister said that his immigration crackdown — from marriage fraud to human smuggling and what he called the “abuse of Canada’s generosity” — is not driven by ideology or racism.
A crisis in migrant health
From refugees to temporary foreign workers, migrants are bearing the brunt of health-care cuts in Canada.
David P Ball 