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“[Riverdale] also has the highest percentage number of immigrants and visible minorities living in poverty. Most residents work in low paid jobs, even though they have earned high education credentials not recognized by Canadian businesses nor most levels
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“On a day when Prime Minister Stephen Harper reached out with a contrite apology for years of racist policy, one of his high-profile MPs suggested native people need to learn the value of hard work more than they need compensation dollars.”
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“A swift apology from the Conservative MP who said native people need to learn the value of hard work more than they need compensation did little to shine the tarnish on his boss’s historic outreach a day earlier.”
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“A startling demographic snapshot of students across Canada’s largest school board shows the system is failing to help children overcome roadblocks of culture, race, [sic] poverty and family background.”
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“Ottawa should lead an international effort to free a Canadian citizen imprisoned in China on terror charges, human rights advocates said Friday, noting support for the man’s case has gained momentum in the United States despite losing ground at home.”
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“Land claim talks aimed at ending the ongoing aboriginal occupation in Caledonia, Ont., have broken off between Six Nations and government negotiators.”
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“Omar Khadr’s military lawyer says Canada should step in for his client now that the U.S. has handed the Bush administration another major legal loss relating to its Guantanamo Bay policies.”
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“South Asians are disproportionately hard hit by visa quotas and huge backlogs for immigrants, government numbers obtained through a freedom of information request show.”
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