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Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns
MONTREAL – Chinatowns across North America don’t just share a similar look — they also face similar existential threats and David-versus-Goliath-like battles for survival.
Whether it’s residents of New York City’s Chinatown protesting a proposed mega …
Human rights and wrongs: the Australian calling out oppression at home and around the world
Tirana Hassan may be responsible for calling out abuses around the world, but the new global head of Human Rights Watch remains shocked by her home country of Australia’s “dehumanising” treatment of asylum seekers and refugees.
Hassan visited the noto…
One easy trick to reduce net migration
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Last year, for the first time, the British Social Attitudes survey found that a majority of the British public wanted immigration levels to stay the same or increase. The public is becoming more positive to migration a…
Record migration puts British PM under pressure
“We need to completely rebuild the post-Brexit immigration system, and we need to reform our economy, education system and public services so we are no longer reliant on importing vast numbers of people.”…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com …
Net migration rises to new record calendar year figure of 606,000 in the 12 months to December 2022
Net migration rose to 606,000 in the year to December 2022, official statistics show.
The figure is the highest on record for a calendar year.
It comes despite a Tory 2019 manifesto commitment to “bring overall numbers down”.…
This da…
Ron DeSantis: His most extreme policies in Florida
In launching his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to champion a new, expansive conservatism. To understand exactly what that would look like, you only need to look to Florida itself.…
This data comes from the ChinaPu…
Net migration rises to new record calendar year figure of 606,000 in the 12 months to December 2022
Net migration rose to 606,000 in the year to December 2022, official statistics show.
The figure is the highest on record for a calendar year.
It comes despite a Tory 2019 manifesto commitment to “bring overall numbers down”. The figure was 488,000 in…
Japan holds ceremony marking donation of military vehicles to Ukraine
Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky (left) and Toshiro Ino, second left, state minister of defence of Japan, shake hands during the handover ceremony (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
Japan has held a ceremony marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to U…
Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver has received about $5 million in new federal funding ahead of its opening on July 1.
Federal International Trade and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng says the new funding will go toward renewal …
Politics Briefing: Johnston rejects public inquiry on ‘increasing threat’ of Chinese interference
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Former governor-general David Johnston says China’s interference in Canadian politics is an “increasing threat to our democratic system” but ruled out a public inquiry on the matter, saying intelligence on Beijing’s activities is highly classifi…