Columns
VIEW COLUMNS
THE LINK'S TOP STORIES
TAMIL SHIP DOCKS IN ESQUIMALT, B.C.
We talk to two immigration lawyers, Doug Cannon and Daniel McLeod as Canadian authorities wait to assess the status of a group of as many as 500 refugees aboard the MV Sun Sea docks at Esquimalt on Vancouver Island. Both lawyers worked with some of the people in the large group of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka who landed on Canada's West Coast last year in October aboard the Ocean Lady.
Photo1: Members of the RCMP are seen standing on the deck and bridge of the MV Sun Sea as it is escorted into CFB Esquimalt in Colwood, B.C. on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. The boat is believed to be holding as many as 500 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka including women and children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Photo2: Migrants are escorted from the M V Sun Sea after it was escorted into CFB Esquimalt in Colwood, B.C., Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. The suspect Tamil migrant boat is believed to be holding as many as 500 refugees with unknown numbers of women and children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
All columns
Please comment on this article
Note: By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that Radio Canada International has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Radio Canada International does not endorse any of the views posted. Your comments will be pre-moderated and published if they meet netiquette guidelines.
Conflict on marriage leads to creative collaboration
Asha Jain wanted her son, playwright Ravi Jain, to get married. So they arranged for him to meet a girl while vacationing in India. And, what was meant to be an introduction felt more like a push,...
Ghanian fabrics inspire Toronto student to change fashion industry
Fashion communication student, Alex Fox, went to Ghana as a volunteer for Engineers Without Borders. She worked in the country's apparel industry and fell in love with Ghanaian fabrics. She is now...
Canadian scientists adapting hydrogen fuel cells to power air plane systems
The automotive industry is on the cusp of a commercial roll-out of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Now the aviation industry is taking a close look at hydrogen fuel cells as a potential source of...
John Turner biographer Paul Litt
Marc Montgomery speaks with Carleton University history professor Paul Litt about ‘Elusive Destiny’ his compelling biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister, John Napier Turner.
Quebec Trade Mission to India focuses on Healthcare
The Quebec government's official trade mission to India wrapped up this past weekend. The mission focussed on healthcare and, in particular, tele-medicine. Sathy Rajasekharan is the associate...
Smart-e-Pants - Innovative Canadian-made electrified undergarments protect against bedsores
Canadian scientists have come up with a new way to stave off the misery of bedsores. People with paralysis have tested underpants which deliver small electrical currents. The Link’s Lynn...
Innovative documentary walks audiences through the life of a doomed grizzly bear
Bear 71 was a female grizzly in Canada’s Banff National Park and it’s the name of an unusual new documentary about her life. For several years, surveillance cameras captured Bear...
A mini United Nations comes to Montreal
Imagine being part of the negotiations at the World Economic Forum or being part of Ghadafi's cabinet as they decide what happens to Libya. Columnist Rashi Khilnani tells us how students from around...
Anvil Mining faces lawsuit by Congo massacre survivors
People from the Democratic Republic of Congo want to sue a mining company with offices in Canada, for its alleged role in a 2004 massacre. Advocacy groups working on their behalf are asking the...
MLA trades paycheque for welfare cheque
Would $610 be enough to survive on for a month, if it had to cover your rent, food, transport and other expenses? It's the amount a welfare recipient in British Columbia gets monthly. A Member of the...
