UBC 2011 federal election experts
UBC experts are available to comment on a number of hot topics related to the possible upcoming Canadian election, including: Federal politics, polling and public opinion Political marketing, optics...
View ArticleTerrorism and Canada’s refugee system
Catherine Dauvergne says fears that Canada’s refugee system is a back door for terrorists are grossly exaggerated. The UBC law professor, a Canada Research Chair in Migration Law, recently completed...
View ArticleUBC immigration law expert available to comment on refugee act amendments
A UBC expert will be available to comment on expected amendments to Canada’s Balanced Refugee Reform Act – likely announced tomorrow – which may have significant implications for refugee claimants...
View ArticleAffordable housing elusive for new Canadians in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal
With housing prices at record levels, a University of British Columbia-led study finds that new Canadians are struggling to find adequate and affordable housing in the country’s three largest cities....
View ArticleA missing link in Vancouver’s history
Shared past of Chinese farmers and Musqueam Nation unearthed by student Sarah Ling with the help of the Community Learning Initiative Elder Larry Grant is a well-known figure around campus, welcoming...
View ArticleA new country, a new life
Continuing Studies leads immigrants like Waqar Jan to new opportunities If you’re new to B.C., Waqar Jan is a good man to know. Jan works with immigrants to help them settle into life in Canada,...
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YVR custody death raises concerns
Catherine Dauvergne (left) says CBSA is accountable for the death of a Mexican citizen at YVR airport, unless it can prove that a private contractor was seriously negligent. Photo: Martin Dee....
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Global immigration policy in desperate need of new ideas: UBC expert
Current migration policy doesn’t alleviate poverty, it exacerbates it, argues UBC’s Catherine Dauvergne, in a new book. As thousands of people continue to flee Syria, the international community...
View ArticleUBC experts on new census data
Statistics Canada released its 2016 census data on housing, Aboriginal peoples, immigration and ethnocultural diversity today. UBC experts are available to comment: John Paul Catungal Institute for...
View ArticleUBC experts on Don Cherry’s firing
Hockey broadcaster Don Cherry has been dismissed as co-host of “Coach’s Corner” following comments he made on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night. UBC experts are available to comment: Annette...
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