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The Doctor Who Risked His Reputation to Oppose Bill C-31

Bernie Farber | Posted 08.26.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Jason Kenney Refugees, Bill C-31, Roma, Immigration Debate, Senate, Refugee Status, Health Refugee, Health Care, Canada, Canadian Immigration, Canada Politics News
Bernie Farber

On Monday, Cabinet Minister Joe Oliver made a federal funding announcement at Toronto General Hospital. However, within minutes of Minister Oliver taking the podium, something truly exceptional occurred; emergency room doctor Chris Keefer walked boldly up to the front of the room. Despite attempts by a hospital administrator to shut down Keefer's interruption, he nonetheless persisted.

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Human Smuggling Bill Just a Political Game?

Errol P. Mendes | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada
Read More: Human Smuggling, Canadian-Charter-of-Rights-and-Freedoms, Conservatives, Refugees, Tamil, Sri Lanka, Refugee Status, Sun Sea, Bill c4, Immigration, Bill c49, Election, Canada News
Errol P. Mendes

If the evidence from independent non-partisan groups have concluded that the Harper government's human smuggling legislation is really not about curtailing human smuggling, what is the real political rationale for it? It is not unreasonable to suspect the answer is that refugees are being exploited for permanent political gain

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