Watch this new federal election PSA by director Sheetal Rawal. Aimed largely at the South-Asian-Canadian community, the video will give hope to all second generation kids who “die inside when their parents vote Conservative”.
For More Information on Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and:
Bill C-24
1) The Bill
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublicatio…
2) “Citizenship law Bill C-24 challenged as unconstitutional by civil rights groups”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/n…
3) “It’s official – second class citizenship goes into effect”
https://bccla.org/2015/06/its-officia…
4) “Stephen Harper’s Citizenship Overhaul Heir to Chilling History of Exclusion”
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sarah-gh…
5) “How I became a second class citizen”
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commen…
Refugee Healthcare
1) “What You Need to Know About Canada’s Refugee Health Program”
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ritika-g…
2) “‘Day of Action’: Doctors, activists protest refugee health care cuts”
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/day-of-a…
3) “Most Canadians opposed Conservative move to deny health care to refugees, internal poll shows”
http://www.pressprogress.ca/most_cana…
4) “Refugee kids’ hospital admissions doubled after Ottawa’s health cuts”
http://www.thestar.com/news/investiga…
5) The Federal Court Decision:
http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/…
Family Reunification
1) “Canada accepting 5,000 parent, grandparent sponsorship applications”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canad…
2) “Has Canada’s immigration system lost its heart?”
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2…
3) “Immigrants Feel Betrayed by Conservative Decision to Make Family Reunions Harder”
http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/04/08/Fam…
Climate Change
1) “Revealed: Canadian government spent millions on secret tar sands advocacy”
http://www.theguardian.com/environmen…
2) “G7 Summit: Canada Put on Spot Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions”
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/06/…
3) “Harper optimistic Keystone pipeline will proceed after Obama leaves office”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report…
The Economy
1) “Harper’s economic record the worst in Canada’s post-war history”
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commen…
2) “It’s getting harder for Harper to brag about his record on jobs”
http://www.macleans.ca/economy/econom…
3) “Report disputes Harper’s record on jobs”
http://www.thestar.com/business/econo…
Bill C-51
1) The Bill:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublicatio…
2) “Journalist group and civil liberties association start constitutional challenge to anti-terrorism Bill C-51”
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/…
3) “Bill C-51: What Fear Has Wrought”
http://thewalrus.ca/bill-c-51-what-fe…