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Working to help refugees – Ratna Omidvar featured by Care Canada

Ratna Omidvar Care Canada June 20, 2018 Care Canada, private sponsorship, refugees, World Refugee Day

"I know personally how the push of displacement altered my ordinary life forever, and how complex and burdensome the global refugee system can often feel. For that reason, the plight of refugees will always be near and dear to me."

Senators’ Statements: World Refugee Day 2018

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 20, 2018 Bangladesh, Myanmar, refugees, Rohingya, undocumented migrant children, World Refugee Day

" Let’s reflect on which choice has made us stronger, not just nationally but internationally. Let’s focus more on what can and must be done by us as individuals, by us as a nation, and by us as a member of the global world order."

Debate Highlights: Amending the Impaired Driving Act to Address Unintended Consequences for Permanent Residents

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 14, 2018 Bill C-46, Chamber Speeches, impaired driving, permanent residents, refugees

"Honourable senators, the amendment that Senator Jaffer has proposed is a very sensible one. It will not reduce the penalties for anyone who is charged with DUI. It will not provide special consideration or exemption of any kind for anyone who drives under the influence. It will, however, remove the severe, harsh, unintended impact on just one class of residents."

Senate spares impaired immigrant drivers from ‘sledgehammer’ penalty

Nicholas Keung Toronto Star June 13, 2018 Bill C-46, immigrants, impaired driving, permanent residents, refugees

The Senate has passed a critical amendment to the Impaired Driving Act that would spare permanent residents sentenced to less than six months from being deported.

WATCH: Migration is What You Make It – Senator Ratna Omidvar at the Centre for Global Development

Ratna Omidvar Centre for Global Development June 11, 2018 Centre for Global Development, migration, refugees

In May 2018, Senator Ratna Omidvar participated in an event at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C. as it launched the first report of their new Migration, Displacement and Humanitarian Policy Program

Will the Senate pass the cannabis bill tonight? No one knows for sure

John Paul Tasker CBC June 7, 2018 Bill C-45, cannabis, immigrants, legalization, permanent residents, refugees

Independent Ontario Sen. Ratna Omidvar secured enough support for an amendment that would protect immigrants or refugees convicted of relatively minor cannabis-related offences from being barred from getting their citizenships, or from deportation. The government will consider that amendment if the bill passes tomorrow, sources said.

Senator Omidvar - Barrow Cadbury Interview

WATCH: Canada’s Investment in Newcomer Integration

Ratna Omidvar Barrow Cadbury Trust May 28, 2018 Diversity, immigration, inclusion, multiculturalism, newcomers, refugees, United Kingdom

"If there is one significant takeaway from the work currently underway in the United Kingdom and the ongoing efforts in my country, it is this: public trust in immigration systems are greatly determined by the ability of government to translate and communicate national interest into benefits that can be experienced and shared at the local level."

Canada’s Refugee Strategy: How It Can Be Improved

Robert Vineberg Canadian Global Affairs Institute April 17, 2018 immigration, refugees, reintegration

"Having a system that not only ensures more efficient, effective processing of refugees, with proper control over who settles here, will not only help Canadians maintain confidence in their refugee and immigration system. It will also ensure that Canada has a system that can respond, when necessary, to global crises when they erupt, and better help those refugees who need protection."

OPINION: UN Global Compacts For Migration And Refugees Lack Ambition

Ratna Omidvar and Khalid Koser Huffington Post April 12, 2018 Global Compacts, migration, Opinions, refugees

"At best we have written a five-year perspective at a time where a global vision for the next half century is needed."

World Refugee Council’s Interim Report

World Refugee Council Centre for International Governance Innovation April 10, 2018 refugees, World Refugee Council

The World Refugee Council was formed in 2017 by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) as an independent group of subject matter experts and political leaders from around the world to consider new ways of meeting the needs of refugees and states alike. The Council will propose innovative approaches to promoting greater international cooperation for the benefit of refugees and host and transit states.