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More examples of ableism in the immigration system.“This is the kind of family we want to welcome to Canada,” said Moncton East MLA Chris Collins. “They’ve been contributing to the New Brunswick economy, they are proud members of the community and their son wants to be dentist. To deny them Continue Reading

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6 A Wikileaks post published on The Nation shows that the Obama Administration fought to keep Haitian wages at 31 cents an hour.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/996369–committee-votes-to-sell-22-tchc-homes?bn=1#article Oh god, here it goes.. here comes privatization/gentrification With the repair tab for Toronto’s crumbling social housing stock hitting $650 million and rising quickly, the city’s executive committee voted Tuesday to sell 22 single-family homes. The tab, provided by Case Ootes, interim managing director for Toronto Community Housing Corp., Continue Reading

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/913569/race-row-escalates-as-french-chief-suspended?cc=5901 Technical director Francois Blaquart has been suspended from his post at the French Football Federation following allegations the footballing body is seeking to introduce quotas limiting the presence of ethnic minority players in the national team. Wow… fucked…  Both racist and self-defeating .. the downward fall of French football Continue Reading