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Well-known Immigration lawyer Richard Kurland told The VOICE this week that he was perplexed about the significant decline in the federal skilled workers' quota from India while comparing the figures for 2006 and 2007.
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Last year, under the strong leadership of Stephen Harper, Canada welcomed the highest number of newcomers in our history, 429,649, surpassing the previous high set almost 100 years ago.
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Newton-North Delta MP Sukh Dhaliwal and Surrey's Liberal candidates Brenda Locke and Judy Higginbotham welcomed the federal Liberal Party leader at a packed banquet hall in Surrey. Among those in attendance were Vancouver South MP Ujjal Dosanj and Senator Mobina Jaffer.
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NDP Immigration Critic Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina) joined with national human right groups to condemn and map out strategies to defeat the Conservative government's sweeping changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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Surrey RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow said: "While police are 'aware' of this individual, investigators cannot confirm any involvement in the drug trade nor affiliation with any gang."
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The B.C. Court of Appeal's unanimous decision to reject a Crown appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court decision acquitting two youths of second-degree murder in the death of Shingara Thandi and Mewa Bains sends a very wrong message.
New Democrat Public Safety Critic Mike Farnworth put it very aptly when he said on Tuesday: "It's disappointing that the court has upheld the manslaughter convictions in the senseless beating deaths of Mr. Bains and Mr. Thandi. It sends the wrong message to the perpetrators of such cowardly acts."
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Recently West Vancouver Police Chief Kash Heed delivered the keynote address at the CORSA Foundation at its annual Kohinoor Diamond Ball in Vancouver where Attorney General Wally Oppal presented scholarships to South Asian youths, as reported last week in The VOICE.
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Since the mid-70's when he immigrated to Canada from Moga, Punjab, as a teenager, B.K. has been acting in Punjabi plays associated with such renowned figures as Yograj Seda, Mohan Baggan and Ajmer Rode.
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On April 11, the students as well as many teachers will be participating in and presenting the second annual Vaisakhi Show. This show will be a showcase of the hard work and talents of Surrey's Henry Bose elementary school students who will share their experiences in Punjabi song, dance, fashion, and instruments.
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#1. IF TONY BHULLAR WERE MLA THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO SURREY HOSPITAL MESS
#2. TAMIL TIGERS CASE: SOME RCMP OFFICERS PLAYING FAVOURITES AND POLITICS WITH MEDIA?
#3. RAJINDER SINGH SOOMEL TO BE SENTENCED MARCH 28 FOR PLOTTING TO KILL IMPORTANT WITNESS
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada reserved decision in a deportation order appeal involving Sukhvir Singh Khosa, who was convicted in the street racing death in Vancouver in 2000.
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All year long, BC150 celebrations in every corner of British Columbia will also serve to honour the pioneers who laid the foundation of this province - pioneers from all walks of life and various ethnic backgrounds, including Indo-Canadian settlers.
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Well-known immigration lawyer Richard Kurland says that the Conservative government's proposal to replace the "rights" to a visa that the Liberal government had given foreign nationals in 2002 if they met all conditions for visa issuance with "privileges" - which means that a visa can be refused by immigration officials even when all preconditions are met - is a step back 50 years in time.
