Archive for June 7th, 2012
Mulcair rallies team to fight Harper
Thomas Mulcair preached to the converted Thursday to help train NDP employees to take on the Tories. Read more…
Fighting human trafficking on two tracks
As the federal government unveils its new strategy to fight human trafficking, a private member’s bill dealing with the issue is making progress towards passage in the Senate. The House of Commons sent Bill C-310, brought forward by Conservative MP Joy Smith, to the Senate in April. It’s already passed 2nd Reading there and is now being studied by a committee before being brought back to the floor of the Senate. Read more…
How much you want to bet the UN will object?
Imagine! Trying to catch failed refugee claimants who are illegally collecting welfare! It’s got to be against UN rules, right?
TORONTO – The feds are cracking down on bogus refugees who have either gone underground or returned home while still collecting tax-free welfare cheques.
Immigration officials are moving ahead with a plan to monitor provincial welfare rolls to identify refugees who’ve abandoned their claims or returned to their homeland and are still receiving benefits.
They will review cases of claimants who’ve had their cases refused, abandoned or withdrawn but may still be here illegally.
Millions of taxpayers’ dollars are being dished out to claimants in Ontario who’ve lost their cases and have gone underground or returned home without notifying border authorities, government officials estimate.
Oh, that’s going to help!
Suspicious packages sent to Quebec politicians and media outlets (including Quebecor) by Quebec radicals. You stocking up on bottled water, yet?
