OPINION: It is time for immigration 3.0
The next phase of immigration policy in Canada should take a more robust view of nation-building in the short and long terms.
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OPINION: It’s time to restate the business case for migration
In an age where diversity is being threatened by fear, it is critical that Canada be the beacon of gender and cultural equality.
How Davos Helps to Share Canadian Knowledge with the World
Senior government officials, entrepreneurs, and business and cultural leaders from around the world gathered together in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum that began on January 17, 2017.
Three hopeful trends for the future of welcoming migrants and refugees
The evidence is resounding that migration is good for individuals, economies, and communities. Under the right conditions, migration can improve lives, enhance development and economic growth, and promote social and cultural vibrancy.
Sen. Ratna Omidvar featured in 2016 Global Diversity List
The Global Diversity List is a comprehensive guide to organizations and individuals who are at the forefront of promoting diversity in human resources policy and practice. The list is supported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper in the UK, and founding partners include such global giants as AT Kearney, Barclays, BNP Paribas, KPMG, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, UBS, and WorldPay.
Double glass ceiling: Women of colour underrepresented on Toronto boards
She’s run her own businesses, fundraised hundreds of thousands of dollars and counted Nike, Mercedes Benz, basketball star Steve Nash and famed songstress Alicia Keys among her clients. But even after decades of high-profile experience in the arts and social entrepreneurship, the one thing Beer has had trouble landing is a seat in the boardroom.
Leadership has gone wrong. 4 insights on how to fix it
"I think political leadership is opportunistic and it has to be, because of the election cycle," she said. However, she said that "as an immigrant, I have three passports in my life, I want to see points of light in all this discourse about difficulties and betrayals."
Minister may suspend revocations of citizenship
Senator Omidvar discusses the need of due process in citizenship revocation cases along with the government's proposed moratorium.
uOttawa students lead refugee law reform lobby
Recently appointed independent senator Ratna Omidvar gave the keynote address. She encouraged students to pursue a career in refugee and social justice law and shared her own story of fleeing Iran as a refugee in 1981. She inspired attendees to remember that the human element in the law is as important as the law itself.
The Senate’s champion of diversity
The senator sat down with iPolitics on October 6 in a vacant office at the University of Ottawa’s Fauteux Building after giving a keynote speech to a group of law students, interested in refugee law, from across Canada. The address was part of the first student-led conference of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.