By Cindy Ramkissoon-Shears The information contained in this article should not be taken as legal advice. It is important to seek legal advice if your situation, or that of someone you know, is similar to the facts set out in this case. Larry (not his real name) is a permanent resident of Canada. He sought […]
Trump API Gives Wealthy Faster Presidential Access Some may call it preferential treatment. Others may call it privileged access. Whatever label is eventually applied by the courts, Americans should be deeply troubled by the idea that people with enough money can potentially receive market-moving information from their president before everybody else. President Donald Trump is […]
BADC warns Ontario bail measures could deepen inequality The Black Action Defence Committee is warning that proposed changes to Ontario’s bail system could make an accused person’s ability to secure pre-trial freedom increasingly dependent on personal or family wealth. BADC is calling on the Ontario government to delay financial bail provisions in the Keeping Criminals […]
Foreign Agencies Join Trinidad Assassination Inquiry The investigation into an alleged assassination plot targeting Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and senior government officials has expanded beyond the country’s borders, with multiple foreign agencies now involved, according to the prime minister. Persad Bissessar said that authorities are examining a wider network of individuals, […]
For decades, migration between Canada and the Caribbean has represented opportunity, ambition and hope. Thousands of Caribbean citizens have moved to Canada in search of better employment, education and quality of life, while Canada has benefited from the skills, dedication and cultural contributions of these newcomers. Yet behind this success story lies a complex challenge: […]
Pressure Mounts Over Canada’s UN Abstention By Lincoln DePradine The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) wants the federal government of Prime Minister Mark Carney to “work in genuine partnership with Black communities to address enduring inequalities,’’ such as Black youth unemployment that’s reportedly more than double the national average rate of unemployment. “Black families present in […]
Chinese nationals accounted for the largest number of work permits granted to foreign workers in Jamaica during 2025, maintaining a trend that has continued for several years, according to the latest Economic and Social Survey Jamaica released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report stated that 2,441 permits were issued to Chinese nationals, well […]
For decades, we have acted as though our energy destiny begins and ends at the American border. We dig the oil from Canadian soil, transport it south through Canadian-built infrastructure, sell it at discounted prices, and then wonder why our economy remains so dependent on decisions made in Washington. If Canada is serious about becoming […]
Canada’s labour movement is facing a critical test as governments across the country introduce measures that could reshape the balance of power between workers, employers and the state. A group of 70 labour scholars from universities across Canada is warning that recent reforms aimed at limiting strikes and increasing government intervention threaten not only unions […]
Educators gather for 11th Annual JDTAN Education Summit By Neil Armstrong For the first time in its 11 years of existence, the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) Advancement in Education Summit, one of the diaspora’s largest international professional learning initiatives usually held in the United States, will be held in Canada and attended by […]
