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Immigration minister

'Bogus' refugee claims from EU targeted by new Conservative bill

The Conservative government will be taking steps to deal with the influx of refugees from eastern Europe.

Are parents third-class citizens in Canada?

If immigration minister Jason Kenney’s musings are to be enshrined in policy, it seems that parents (and grandparents) who wish to immigrate to Canada will soon become a third class of...