Rethinking the Metaphoric Roxham Road – Why I’m Voting Strategically in Van South with Migrants and the Marginalized in Mind
In this piece I am going to talk about strategic voting or at least my own strategic vote this election. I also will touch on issues of anti-immigration sentiment/misunderstanding
Inadequate Reasons for Decision – a Canadian Immigration Law Perspective
A common situation in Canadian immigration law is when you make an application or a request for something such a reconsideration and you get back a decision with reasons you believe are inadequate.
Let Me Tell This a Different Way…….. Their Eyes (A Response to Op-Ed/Increasing Hate)
Their eyes. Seen through a lot of things – more vividly when closed.
Learning to Take the L – Loss, Grief, and the Law
This piece has been simmering and marinating in the back of my mind for awhile now. Meeting a mentor last week who had at a crucial juncture shared with me his story of loss and this time shared his current work
Understanding the Six-Month Ban on Work Permits and Study Permits
In today’s bit of a fun exercise for people who like to dork out on these things, let’s take a look at the six-month on work permits and study permits – what the Regulations (IRPR) say, what the IRCC website says, and try and make sense of all of this fun stuff.
Is it Possible to Go From a Failed Refugee Claimant to an Economic Immigrant? (REVISED)
I revised this post on 6 August 2019. Thanks to fellow colleague Tess Acton for pointing out R. 209 (the work permit parallel to R.222). I’ve worked with this provision before. It goes to show that (a) don’t rush a blog before the long weekend; and (2) read and reread and fall on your sword.
On the Realities of Racism and Hate – Some Preliminary Thoughts Before a Dialogue
I am grateful to have been invited to a dialogue on the “realities of racism and hate in your community” with Parliamentary Secretary Ravi Kahlon in just less than an hour. Interesting enough on the invitation email wording of community.
