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When the Conservative government was sworn into power on February 6, Prime Minister Stephen Harper chose Monte Solberg as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. It was an unexpected appointment as Mr. Solberg represents a small urban constituency in southern Alberta and he had never been an active member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He had been the Opposition Finance critic since 2003.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper deserves to be commended for the Komagata Maru commemoration initiative that he has launched - something the federal Liberals under Jean Chretien and Paul Martin failed to do.
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Over the last two weeks, I have heard lots of discussion in the media on the issue of domestic abuse in the Indo-Canadian community. All of the dialogue has been around cultural and other factors contributing to the domestic abuse. I believe the community is aware of what those factors are, such as expectations of women in a patriarchal society, gender inequality, extended family problems, wilful blindness to the faults of a family in order to immigrate to Canada, etc.
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I am disturbed to see - once again - the NDP using tragic circumstance for political gain as Claire Trevena does in her recent (The VOICE of November 11) letter to your paper. In falsely saying there's no support for women in crisis, Ms. Trevena is doing a tremendous disservice to the women in B.C. who need to know those supports are in place for them - and to the community organizations and associations who provide services throughout B.C.
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The stars and the who's who of the Canadian Football League traded in their shoulder pads, helmets and clipboards to dawn suits and ties at the CFL Awards in Winnipeg. The big dance will be on Sunday when the Lions face the Alouettes but already Geroy Simon is doing the waltz.
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The GVRD Medical Health Officers are advising that the turbidity of the drinking water supplied to homes through the water distribution system has reached levels unprecedented in recent years. As turbidity increases, there is a potential for increased risk of gastro-intestinal illness.
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Canada Immigration Problem?
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Could a check of a suspect's credit card help in Panghali murder case?
Lenient judges will create vigilantes sooner or later
Here's a letter from Claudette Sandecki of Terrace on this issue:
David Basi-Robert Virk case gets more and more curious
RCMP say Sundhu was high and assaulted wife
Father who viciously knifed 17-year-old daughter to death loses appeal
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There is much more to be done to ensure that people with mental illnesses can lead healthy and productive lives. As NDP critic for Mental Health, I am committed to working on behalf of British Columbians touched by mental illness to find solutions.
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PROVINCE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY STORM
SANDHU FINISHES THIRD
FARMWORKERS DEMAND RIGHTS BACK FROM LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
SURREY MAYOR DIANNE WATTS AT RCMP DEPOT
VANCOUVER MAYOR BETS ON BC LIONS TO WIN GREY CUP
GENTNER: DELTA NEEDS IMMEDIATE FLOOD PROTECTION
ETHNIC MINORITY SENIORS FACE HEALTH HURDLES
SOME VANCOUVER COPS CONTINUE TO DISGRACE VPD
VANCOUVER YOUTH GET PLUGGED INTO PREVENTION
POLICE STENGTH HIGHEST EVER IN CANADA
PREMIER CAMPBELL PROMOTES B.C. WOOD PRODUCTS IN JAPAN
NDP LEADER JAMES IN TAIWAN TO BUILD ON RELATIONSHIP
$10M IN ADDITIONAL SPENDING BOOSTS BC TRANSIT SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CREATES JOBS
CANADA CONDEMNS KILLING OF CIVILIANS IN SRI LANKA
VANCOUVER COMBATS HOMELESSNESS
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHOICE OF CAPITAL
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The division within the NHLPA is getting bigger and wider. Detroit Redwings star defenseman Chris Chelios is leading a charge of close to 120 plus players looking to oust Ted Saskin as the union's executive director and award them millions of dollars in damages. After Detroit's win last night in Vancouver, Chelios talked about how Saskin is still making executive decisions without consultation with the executive board:
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Q. I have a university degree, but I'm still working in the service sector at low wages because I can't find a job in my field. I thought it would be easy to find a job after graduation, but it seems everyone wants experience, even for entry-level positions. I don't want my schooling to go to waste, particularly because it will take forever to pay off my student debt at this rate. How can I get my foot in the door?
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(This is from The VOICE of November 19, 2005)
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