Canada
The Dark World of Immigration Consultants
Canada has an insatiable demand for cheap labour. Workers are being lured here with schemes and lies.
Illustration: Nicole Rifkin
Canada’s Immigration System is a Moral Falure
We pride ourselves on our open arms and goodwill. But we are a nation of gatekeepers and talent poachers.
Image credit: Brian Morgan
How Temporary Labour Built Canada
Temporary workers are as much a part of the Canadian landscape as forests, prairies, and mountains. Temporariness, premised on acquiring cheap labour, is a feature not a bug of the relationship between industry and government.
Canada’s controversial diplomatic reporting program – the GSRP – is under fire again. It must be preserved.
The Immigration Sorting Machine
Canada’s immigration and refugee systems fail the most basic test of the post-WWII global order: to care for the world’s most vulnerable.
Canada’s foreign service is a mess. The Throne Speech suggests the Liberal government knows it.
With little public notice, our ultra-secretive special forces are increasingly relied upon in overseas conflicts
How Canada became the ’crown jewel’ of smuggling destinations
In a world flooded with millions of displaced people, Canada has become the dream destination—and a cash cow for those capitalizing on their hopes.
Canadian diplomats warn that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s strategy in Iraq is contributing to its internal divisions.
A tale of two Canadians, fighting Islamic State
How an intellectual from B.C. and a warrior from Ontario both ended up fighting Islamic State on the front lines.