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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.
McCallum: I’ll consider moratorium on stripping citizenship without a hearing
Citizenship, immigration, Minister John McCallum, refugees
Immigration minister said he'd welcome amendment to C-6 giving right to appeal decision to strip citizenship
Senate May Fix Law That Could Revoke Maryam Monsef’s Citizenship
Senate could come to the rescue of Canadians who are being stripped of their citizenship without a hearing.
OPINION: It’s time for action, and new answers, on the global refugee crisis
Countries hosting the largest numbers of refugees are those closest to crises, such as Turkey, Lebanon, Pakistan and Ethiopia. They pay political and financial costs. When limited government resources are stretched even thinner, living conditions worsen for both host communities and newcomers.
VIDEO: Rethinking Private Refugee Sponsorship
Ellen Woolaver, Janet Dench, migration, private sponsorship, refugees, Steve Paikin
Senator Omidvar along with other panelists discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees program.
VIDEO: The New Senators
Frances Lankin, Peter Harder, Senate appointment
The Agenda checks in with three new senators appointed by the new federal Liberal government: Peter Harder, Frances Lankin, and Ratna Omidvar.
OPINION: The Courage of the Olympic Refugee Team
As the 2016 Rio Olympics pass into memory, the challenge is to ensure that this support doesn’t fade away. Let us take renewed inspiration from these refugee Olympians, and work to ensure that all of the world’s displaced people are given a chance to reach their potential and make successful lives for themselves.
OPINION: Hack the hiring process to reap diversity’s bottom-line benefits
Diversity, employment, Opinions
Diverse teams lead to better group performance, reputation, customer connections, market share and innovation.
A multi-lingual life
The Agenda is asking people across Ontario to share their stories, photos and videos of learning and living in languages other than English. Here, Ratna Omidvar, president of the Maytree Foundation, describes a multi-lingual life.