Government officers told to skip fraud prevention steps when vetting temporary foreign worker applications, Star investigation finds trib.al/xOgpoNJ

A Toronto Star investigation has revealed the federal government is fast-tracking applications for temporary foreign workers by directing processing officers to skip crucial steps designed to prevent fraud thestar.com/government-off… by Ghada Alsharif | غادة الشريف and Kenyon Wallace

“Employers can create fake job openings…to get LMIAs approved, which are then sold to foreign workers, often with the worker unaware that selling LMIAs is an illegal practice. Many migrant workers come only to find their job does not exist” Ghada Alsharif | غادة الشريف thestar.com/government-off…

"It's a contemporary form of slavery & it's government sponsored" Investigated how the Canadian gov't is fast-tracking applications for foreign workers by directing processing officers to skip crucial steps to prevent fraud w/Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star thestar.com/government-off…

Court casts doubt on medical evidence that said the man who twice attempted #suicide was fit to fly. “This conduct borders on — and very closely borders on — misleading the Court,” judge chastised public safety minister. #deportation #MentalHealth #CBSA thestar.com/news/canada/ju…

There really is an epidemic of people telling Palestinians what to do who seem to have no historical knowledge of what Palestinians have already done in the name of peace.

“Employers can create fake job openings…to get LMIAs approved, which are then sold to foreign workers, often with the worker unaware that selling LMIAs is an illegal practice. Many migrant workers come only to find their job does not exist” Latest for Toronto Star 👇

In 2023, Wanda Nanibush, a curator at Art Gallery of Ontario, vanished from public view, with her name wiped from the site and her planned exhibits cancelled. Jason McBride suggests this wasn’t a coincidence—her stand on Palestinian justice likely played a role. thewalrus.ca/why-did-canada…

“I think I always knew that if I have to quit or be fired for making a moral choice, I would,” says the inimitable Wanda Nanibush. Outstanding story by ⁦Jason McBride⁩ for The Walrus⁩ thewalrus.ca/why-did-canada…

Experts say spike in 'open permits' shows more temporary foreign workers are facing abuse trib.al/H7QtvjQ

“The # of open work permits issued to vulnerable migrant workers facing abuse by Canadian employers have surged in the last five years, a development that points to rampant abuse in the federal temporary foreign worker program” Latest for Toronto Star 👇🏽 thestar.com/business/exper…

Good on the Star for getting the data on the open work permits for vulnerable workers. (Which is a misnomer—workers need to show they have been abused already to obtain the permit)

Source estimates 10-year cost of move at $300 million to $430 million. CPP Investments says it needs the new office to attract talent and CIBC Square is the only space that meets “commercial objectives.” Latest for Toronto Star thestar.com/business/canad…

There’s a surge of temporary foreign workers getting open work permits under the government’s “vulnerable worker program” (they need to prove they’ve been abused to get it) TFWs first come to Canada on permits tied to 1 employer, making them more vulnerable to exploitation 👇🏽

UPDATE: #Immigration data showed 6,549 #visitors applied for work permits and 4,761 were approved under this special public policy program in the last four years. #WorkPermits #InCanada thestar.com/news/canada/ca…

There should be Bechdel-style test for ostensibly in-depth stories about Gaza that don’t include a single Palestinian voice or perspective

I don’t think people are really understanding this cover.

I spoke to a couple Canadian authors about the Giller Prize's decision to drop "Scotiabank" from its name, without divesting from Elbit Systems. “This whole prize is structured around art-washing the genocide in Gaza,” Avik Jain Chatlani said. thestar.com/entertainment/…

“The system is really just hanging on. If it takes another blow in the next few weeks, it could be fatal.” @UnivCan warned about further changes to PostGraduationWorkPermits & #StudyPermit #cap #InternationalStudents #enrollments #universities #cap thestar.com/news/canada/ca…