Month: September 2024

ICYMI: Advocates say profiling ‘characterized many arrests’ as judge awards millions in damages in class-action lawsuit

Racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police force, a Quebec judge has ruled, as she awarded damages in a class action lawsuit that advocates call a “decision that meets with reality”.

Justice Dominique Poulin found that the city bore responsibility for racial profiling committed by its police officers and was obliged to compensate those affected. Continue reading…
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In Canada, building codes and regulations are evolving to emphasize the importance of air barrier systems in improving energy efficiency and building performance.

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A new Censuswide survey by Beaches Resorts reveals every member of the family wants a seat on the plane. The Caribbean’s leading family-friendly all-inclusive resort brand tapped into the ultimate experts in family travel, parents themselves, by polling more than 1,000 North American families with respondents ages 25-45. The results uncovered a growing desire to bring three or more generations together for more diverse and enriching family travel experiences. Among the findings, 74% of respondents who have taken a multi-generational vacation remain excited by the idea of extended family getaways, with 67% of all parents prioritizing family travel to maximize time across generations.
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ICYMI: Ratio of refused visitor visas to approved ones was higher in recent months than any point since height of the pandemic

Canada is taking steps, both official and unofficial, to curb the number of people coming to the country, highlighting the way in which immigration has become a political flashpoint ahead of a federal election.

According to figures obtained by Reuters, the ratio of refused visitor visa applications to approved ones was higher in recent months than at any point since the height of the pandemic. Immigration officials rejected more applications than they approved in January, February, May and June 2024. Continue reading…
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