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EXCELLENT ECONOMIC SUMMARY

September 14, 2008 14:59

This story was published yesterday in the Financial Post section of the National Post, and it is an excellent summary of Canada's current economic situation.http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=788042

CANADA: CAMPAIGN PROMISES TARGET IMMIGRATION

September 14, 2008 14:38

More cmapaign promises....politics as usual:$800M for immigration backlog Dion's most expensive campaign promise yetPosted: September 13, 2008, 5:23 PM by Shane Dingman Liberal honcho Stephane Dion started off small, promising to return $6-million dollars to the Court Challenges program, but in his...

CANADA: ELECTION SET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2008

September 13, 2008 16:14

This article appeared in the Wall Street Journal and is an excellent short summary of the choices in our upcoming election:Canada's Change AgentSeptember 13, 2008; Page A12One candidate believes in low taxes, gun rights and a strong national defense. The other has a dog named Kyoto and promises to...

SLOW JUSTICE FOR BOGUS CHINESE REFUGEES

September 04, 2008 13:39

The problem of Chinese fugitives accused of major financial crimes has been a thorny one for Canada: after making their way to Canada, often fraudulently with false identities, Chinese fugitives request refugee status, a determination that takes several ye rs, and even when their cases are found...

CANADA: WEST MORE FERTILE GROUND FOR IMMIGRANTS

September 04, 2008 13:16

Immigrants bypassing Toronto to follow money West, study findsMARINA JIMENEZ From Thursday's Globe and MailSeptember 4, 2008 at 4:50 AM EDTA new study shows immigrants earn more money in Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon than they do in Toronto, a significant trend that could help explain why the...

CANADA; HERITAGE MINISTRY TO CHANGE ROLES

September 01, 2008 14:43

Heritage department takes aim at religious radicalsMulticulturalism plan under scrutiny COLIN FREEZE From Monday's Globe and MailSeptember 1, 2008 at 3:41 AM EDTThe federal culture department wants to fight religious radicalization in Canada. Canadian Heritage officials, who are responsible for the...

UPDATE FROM ITALY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE 2004/38/EC OF APRIL 29, 2004

August 30, 2008 22:41

The Impact From An Immigration Law Perspective On Non-Union Nationals Of The Implementation In Italy Of Directive 2004/38/Ec Of April 29, 2004 (On The Right Of Citizens Of The Union And Their Family Members To Move And Reside Freely Within The Territory Of The Member States)1. IntroductionItaly has...

SWISS BANKING SECRECY - A MYTH COMES UNDER FIRE

August 29, 2008 08:01

“The scandal of secret swiss bank account” - so was the title of an article in the very honourable Time Magazine in March 1970. Since then the myth of the Swiss banking secrecy has never lost its attraction and topicality. After fighting Switzerland's banking secrecy laws for decades Europe is ...

OFFICIAL LETTER OF INVITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO SPAIN

August 24, 2008 21:01

If you are a Foreigner and seek to have Spain accept Tourist or Personal Relatives for residence in Spain, an Invitation Letter is necessary. Spain, a member of the European Union and signatory to the Schengen Agreement of June 1985, has an obligation to uphold the Schengen Border Code by...

UPDATE ON VISA WAIVER BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

August 24, 2008 21:00

The European Commission has adopted its fourth report on visa waiver non-reciprocity with third countries. The European Commission has adopted its fourth report on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity. The report shows that further...