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CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKERS! STRICTER LAWS NEEDED, HUMAN SMUGGLING MUST NOT BE TOLERATED The arrival of 76 asylum-seeking Sri Lankan Tamils in a rusty freighter, Ocean Lady, over the weekend in British Columbia should not have come as a surprise if the Canadian government had just used common sense and logic.Interestingly, Richard Kurland, well known immigration lawyer and editor-in-chief of Lexbase, Canada's foremost immigration publication, told The VOICE from Shanghai that he did expect Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers. [Full Story]

#1. CAMPBELL AND HEED DESERVE PRAISE FOR BAN ON USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING #2. EILEEN MOHAN: A PROFILE IN COURAGE #3. EXPANSION OF GAMBLING IN NEWTON IS A CURSE #4. ONE YEAR AGO:KHADR CASE: HYPOCRISY OF RIGHTWING CANADIAN JOURNALISTS EXPOSED FURTHER [Full Story] BC AND WASHINGTON FOCUS ON NEW WAYS TO CREATE JOBS, CAPITALIZE ON OLYMPICS AND FOCUS ON GREEN TECHNOLOGIES If you were to combine British Columbia and Washington State, we would collectively represent 10 million people and a $500 billion economy. Thinking about ways the Pacific Northwest can seize opportunities and create jobs as a regional economy, capitalize on the upcoming 2010 Games and focus on the new opportunities in green technologies was the focus of our 4th annual joint cabinet meeting between British Columbia and Washington held earlier this month in Seattle. [Full Story] ` #1. NEW INDIAN VISA AND CONSULAR SERVICES CENTRES IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY #2. WHITE MALE SNATCHES EARRINGS OFF SIX INDO-CANADIAN WOMEN’S EARS #3.REVEALING THE INVISIBLE HERITAGE OF PUNJAB #4. DIWALI AT DELTA’S DEVON GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #5. DIWALI CELEBRATED AT BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL #6. CELEBRATING DIWALI AT SURREY CITY HALL [Full Story] NEW BEGINNINGS:THE LIGHTING OF THE TORCH MARKS THE FINAL STRETCH BEFORE THE OLYMPICS This past week marked the beginning of the final stretch run before Vancouver plays host to the world for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Along with Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC CEO John Furlong, I headed to Olympia Greece, the birthplace of the Games, to take part in the official lighting of the Olympic flame and commence its long journey back to Canada. [Full Story] #1. QUESTION VISITING INDIAN POLITICIANS ABOUT JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF 1984 MASSACRE #2. PUNJABI ON THE MOVE #3. ALLIED WORLD WAR VETERANS CAN NOW APPLY FOR BENEFITS [Full Story] WINTER GAMES 2010 COLUMN THE OLYMPIC FLAME On the evening of February 12, 2010, before tens of thousands of spectators at BC Place, and billions around the world, the Olympic Flame will arrive at the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics and the cauldron will be lit, signifying the start of the Games. [Full Story] #1. ARMY WELCOMES SIKH RECRUIT: MAJOR VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IN US ARMY #2. US GOVERNMENT REVERSES BAN ON SIKHS AS FEDERAL SECURITY OFFICERS #3. FREMONT GURDWARA CELEBRATES BANDI CHORR DIWAS, FUND RAISER BRINGS IN $ 95,000 FOR PENDING PROJECTS #4. COMMEMORATING THE ANAND MARRIAGE ACT CENTENNIAL [Full Story] WORKSAFEBC COLUMN SLOW DOWN FOR SAFETY One of British Columbia’s largest construction project is set to begin on Highway 1 and Surrey’s Port Mann Bridge, and that means drivers will need to exercise extra caution when travelling alongside road construction crews. [Full Story]	#A. TAMIFLU IS INTENDED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT PREVENTION #B. CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT: WE HAVE DELIVERED ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM #1. PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA VACCINE AVAILABLE FROM NEXT WEEK #2. YOU CANNOT TALK, TYPE OR DIAL ON ANY HAND-HELD DEVICE WHILE DRIVING #3. B.C. RCMP SUPPORTS RESTRICTING CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING #4. INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA SUPPORTS BC CELLPHONE BAN #5. BCAA SUGGESTS DRIVERS START TO COMPLY WITH NEW CELLPHONE RULES NOW #6. NEW ACT RESTRICTS SALE AND POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOUR #7. CELEBRATING OUR CITIZENSHIP DURING CITIZENSHIP WEEK 2009 #8. ON HALLOWEEN, LET THE CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY #9. RCMP’S HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS #10. CONSERVATIVE APPOINTMENTS ABUSE OF IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: FEDERAL NDP #11. IRB BECOMING A 'PATRONAGE SINKHOLE’: UNION #12. VANCOUVER POLICE CHIEF: WE WILL UPHOLD CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS #13. VANCOUVER TO ENSURE CHARTER RIGHTS PROTECTION IN BYLAWS #14. VANCOUVER TRIES DELAY TACTICS TO STALL COURT CHALLENGE: BCCLA #15. YOUR MONEY, HIS PARTY #16. HAYER RECOGNIZES THE HISTORY AND CELEBRATIONS OF DIWALI #17. SURREY MLA’S BRUCE RALSTON AND HARRY BAINS JOIN IN DIWALI CELEBRATIONS #18. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS GATHER TO RECORD MESSAGE TO THE PREMIER #19. STUDENTS TO PREMIER: EDUCATION SHOULDN’T BE A DEBT SENTENCE #20. NEW BC PLACE ROOF FOR 2011 #21. CBSA SEIZES TWO HANDGUNS AT THE DOUGLAS BORDER CROSSING #22. AT LEAST 60 CONSERVATIVE MPS SIGNED ‘FALSE’ CHEQUES: FEDERAL LIBERALS #23. ‘BRAVE’ CONSERVATIVE MPS BREAK RANKS WITH PMO: FEDERAL LIBERALS #24. RECREATION BUILDING FUNDS RAIDED TO HELP CONSERVATIVES: FEDERAL LIBERALS #25. SHAW MULTICULTURAL CHANNEL CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF ETHNIC TV IN VANCOUVER #26. LIBERALS JOIN CONSERVATIVES IN DELAYING CLIMATE CHANGE BILL #27. B.C. PHARMACISTS TO GIVE INJECTIONS FOR VACCINES #28. PROVINCE TO SEEK SUPREME COURT OPINION ON POLYGAMY #29. BILL OF RIGHTS FOR RESIDENTS PROMOTES BETTER CARE #30. VANCOUVER COUNCIL OKAYS $63,000 FOR WINTER GAMES CELEBRATION #31. CRTC REQUIRES INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT #32. MAKE EVERY STEP COUNT WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS START-UP KIT #33. 168 WAYS TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES #34. LIBERALS WANT TO STACK THE DECK FOR INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS: NDP #35. METRO VANCOUVER RESIDENTS CAN TAKE OLD COMPUTERS BACK TO SCHOOL #36. VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY BANS SUICIDE DISCUSSION #37. CONSERVATIVES ACTING JUST LIKE LIBERALS ON HST: FEDERAL NDP #38. OUTSTANDING WARRANTS TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE #39. 2010 OLYMPIC TRUCE PROMOTES PEACE #40. B.C. ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RELEASES COMPLIANCE SUMMARY #41. BC WOOD IN CHINA - A NECESSITY FOR SURREY MILL SUCCESS #42. MINISTER HEARS PROPERTY TAXPAYERS' WOES #43. MORE INVESTMENTS NEEDED FOR LATE EFFECTS OF CANCER TREATMENT IN KIDS #44. DRIVING OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT #45. EQUALIZATION BAILOUT LOOMING? REJECT $2 BILLION A YEAR DEMAND BY PREMIERS #46. SWINE FLU: WHAT EVERY EXPECTANT MOTHER SHOULD KNOW Read more...

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