It’s the aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election and like many people of colour in Quebec, I am in mourning. I am in mourning because […]
Tag: immigration
Quebec 2022 Riding to Watch: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
With the Quebec Elections coming on October 3rd, this week’s Riding to Watch is one I’ve lived in more or less my whole life: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce […]
Quebec 2022 Notebook: Xenophobia, Immigration and Self-Sabotage
Quebeckers are heading to the polls on October 3, 2022 and this election is a controversial one. The campaigns have been characterized by a high […]
A Fitting End for Don Cherry: Why Firing Him was the Right Decision for Canada
Last Saturday during Coaches’ Corner, a Canadian hockey icon went a step too far. On Hockey Night in Canada, Don Cherry went on the following […]
The Practical Applications of the So-Called Quebec Values Test
On October 30th, 2019 the Quebec government under François Legault and the CAQ announced that they would be making an addition to the requirements for […]
“Quebec Values Test”: The CAQ Government is Making Prospective Immigrants Show They Can Assimilate
The Quebec Government just passed a “Quebec Values Test” requirement for prospective immigrants. It was one of Premier François Legault’s easy-to-keep campaign promises aimed squarely […]
Untapped, Overqualified, and Underemployed: Quebec Immigrants and the Fight to Recognize Foreign Credentials
Unemployment in Quebec is the lowest it’s been in forty years. Despite this, Quebec has a massive labour shortage and it’s only getting worse. The […]
Surprise French Language Spot Check of Almost 600 Immigrants Challenged in Court
Almost 600 immigrants were subjected to a peculiar probe into their French language skills, despite having already passed the required government tests. The provincial Ministry […]
The Allegedly New and Improved Travel Ban: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
On Monday the Orange Administration released a new Executive Order. We all knew it was coming, for no sooner had courts struck down the original […]
Due North: A Crash Course on Some Canadian Immigration Programs
On November 8, 2016 the United States of America elected a racist, misogynist, rapist scam artist as President. Prior to the election people spoke of […]