Critics want to see Harper government’s ‘enemy’ list | Toronto Star
2013/07/24 Leave a comment
More on the ‘enemies list,’ including my take.
Critics want to see Harper government’s ‘enemy’ list | Toronto Star.
ATIP Documents – Batch 2 – Delayed
2013/07/24 Leave a comment
Now formally overdue as of 22 July.
But with a perverse sense of humour – sending me the English and French 2010 Discover Canada citizenship study guide, a public document. Waste of postage.
Meanwhile we wait some substantive documents.
Sorry, republicans, the monarchy is here to stay – The Globe and Mail
2013/07/24 Leave a comment
Good overview of the embedded nature of the Crown and Monarchy in Canada.
Sorry, republicans, the monarchy is here to stay – The Globe and Mail.
Jason Kenney to have greater say over controversial foreign-workers program – The Globe and Mail
2013/07/24 Leave a comment
Formal cabinet shuffles and where the real influence lies.
Jason Kenney to have greater say over controversial foreign-workers program – The Globe and Mail.
Will Canada’s lead multiculturalism minister please stand up? – Inside Politics
2013/07/22 Leave a comment
Good post by Kady O’Malley who is the real Minister of Multiculturalism, Chris Alexander, who has the departmental role, Jason Kenney who has the political outreach role, or Tim Uppal, the Minister of State for Multiculturalism? No brainer, political outreach role trumps.
Will Canada’s lead multiculturalism minister please stand up? – Inside Politics.
The Queen and I find middle ground – The Globe and Mail
2013/07/22 Leave a comment
Nice piece by Ratna Omidvar on how one’s background influences one’s perception of the Monarchy and the citizenship oath. Warm embrace of our British heritage, despite the difficult elements of British Colonial history for some groups.
Despite the efforts of Discover Canada and related publications to explain the role of the Crown in the Canadian system, discussion tends to revolve around the question what should the wording of the Canadian citizenship oath be within context of our current system of government.
Citizenship and the Prophet principle – FT.com
2013/07/22 Leave a comment
An interesting summary of a collection of essays on citizenship and sharia, largely written from the perspective that it is preferable not to go down the road of separate religious tribunals, and ending up on the need for greater engagement by Muslim men and women with mainstream life, rather than the more esoteric debates over English law and sharia.
B.C. woman gets day in court in fight to be recognized as Canadian – The Globe and Mail
2013/07/22 Leave a comment
Another of the ‘Lost Canadians,’ Jackie Scott, those who married non-Canadians before the Canadian citizenship act came into being in 1947. Like all such cases, the details can be a bit messy, given the nature of how some people’s lives don’t neatly fit the requirements, and the number who split their life between Canada and other countries.
Will be interesting to see how the courts rule.
B.C. woman gets day in court in fight to be recognized as Canadian – The Globe and Mail.
Chris Alexander has ‘big shoes to fill’ as Immigration Minister – The Globe and Mail
2013/07/20 2 Comments
One of the initial pieces on the challenges facing Minister Alexander.
Chris Alexander has ‘big shoes to fill’ as Immigration Minister – The Globe and Mail.
The good old days of the public service – Secretary of State Department
2013/07/19 Leave a comment
Some of the history from the 70s and 80s on the work and times of the former Secretary of State department (folded into Canadian Heritage in 1993). Like many trips down memory lane, the memories may be somewhat selective, but having seen the integration of the Multiculturalism Program into CIC, and the relative weakness of the Citizenship Program in CIC’s centre of gravity, this does give a sense of how government priorities have changed, and identity-related files weakened.
Multiculturalism in Canada: Evidence and Anecdote
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