Immigrants protest against immigration freezes in Montreal!

Photo credit: CTV News An immigrant rights organization held a demonstration in Montreal early Saturday afternoon in front of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration in response to the government’s announced freeze on immigration programs. The Gazette reports that to limit the number of permanent immigrants to Quebec, the CAQ government announced in October…

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Still on the Qatar World Cup…

Photo credit: LinkedIn FIFA has ignored its report on compensation for the Qatar World Cup compensations. Keir Radnedge.com reports that a FIFA subcommittee report on Qatar’s 2022 World Cup legacy said soccer’s world governing body is responsible for compensating migrant workers. However, the body has not acted on a recommendation to do that using its legacy…

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Feds to help Toronto in buying new buses!

Photo credit: ReNew Canada The federal government of Canada has announced plans to assist Toronto with hundreds of millions of dollars to buy new subway trains for its aging fleet. BurlintonToday reports that Ontario and the City of Toronto each committed $758 million a year ago so the Toronto Transit Corporation could buy 55 new trains…

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