Toronto Lawyer | Omar Ha-Redeye, J.D. » Add new tag http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog Toronto Lawyer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:28:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Kenney’s Bad News Reaches Vancouver http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/kenneys-bad-news-reaches-vancouver/ http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/kenneys-bad-news-reaches-vancouver/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:43:33 +0000 Toronto Lawyer http://www.omarha-redeye.com/?p=883 The Vancouver Moose picks up on a recent post regarding Minister Jason Kenney:

  • Minister of Immigration blames the Immigrants:

    So you see, if you’re an immigrant to Canada and you’re having a tough time, it’s really your fault, not the government’s. Min. Kenney seemed oblivious to the acute xenophobia towards these immigrants, and denied that there have been calls to bar certain groups from entry to Canada. He thought the British and Australian immigration models (and responses) was something we should emulate.

Last year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Continuous Passage Act,

…THEREFORE the Governor general in Council is pleased to Order and it is hereby Ordered that, … immigrants may be prohibited from landing or coming into Canada unless they come from the country of their birth, or citizenship, by a continuous journey and on through tickets purchased before leaving the country of their birth, or citizenship.
Wednesday, 8th Day of January, 1908

This deliberately racist Act stayed on the books and was enforced all the way until 1947.

Just in time to commemorate the progress we have made in Canadian society, our Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism reminds us that the fight against xenophobia continues, and we must forever remain vigilant against those that would clothe racist laws in what they purport to be bona fide immigration requirements.

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From the economy to the environment, from Afghanistan to trade, a public forum at Western Law will explore what the new Obama administration means for Canada/U.S. relations.

A panel discussion with:
Prof. Don Abelson (Centre for American Studies)
Prof. Michael Perry (Emory University)
Prof. Chi Carmody (Western Law)
Sue Barnes (Former Liberal M.P.)

Moderator: Prof. Michael Lynk (Western Law)

Wednesday January 28, 2009
Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law
University of Western Ontario

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Speakers for the invent included:

• Joan Gilmour, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
• Harry Underwood, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
• Dr. Laura Hawryluck, Physician Lead, Ethical Issues of Access, Critical Care Strategy,  MOHLTC

Omar Ha-Redeye arranged for interested law students to attend the event.

Omar is the newly acclaimed President of the Health Law Club at UWO.

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