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News Archive: 2012-2013

Hamilton Media



Mar 14 2013. The Silhouette

Refugee health cuts causing confusion, say Hamilton heath workers

Feb 16 2012. CBC Hamilton

Hamilton healthcare group condemns federal immigration announcement

Dec 14 2012. CBC Hamilton

Photo exhibition highlights Hamilton doctors' response to refugee healthcare changes



Nov 5 2012. The Women's Press

Healthcare advocates unite at newcomer clinic



Sept 30 2012. The Hamilton Spectator

Health care workers rally against refugee care cuts 



July 27 2012. The Hamilton Spectator

Doctors group calls on Ottawa to rethink cuts to refugee health program

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July 25 2012. The Hamilton Spectator

MDs, nurses compelled to protest

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July 20 2012. The Hamilton Spectator

Doctors crash federal event to protest refugee health cuts

May 17 2012. The Hamilton Spectator

Refugee health cuts are bad for all of us

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National Media

 

​Mar 26 2013. CBC Calgary

Minister stands by denying health coverage to failed refugees



Mar 13 2013. Embassy News

Kenney 'bluffing' on refugee health changes: doctors group leader



Mar 7 2013. The Montreal Gazette

Canada under fire for resettling fewer refugees despite promises to boost intake



Feb 26 2013. The Toronto Star

North Korean prison camp was the only life he knew

Feb 25 2013. The Toronto Star

Refugee health cuts: doctors launch Charter challenge in federal court



Feb 25 2012. Global Montreal

Doctors' group takes Ottawa to court over refugee health-care cuts



Feb 14 2012. CBC News

8 countries to face tougher asylum rules

Jan 7 2012. Canadian Press

Bureaucrats scrambled to save some refugee health benefits: documents

Dec 29 2012. The Toronto Star

Canada's controversial 2012 changes to immigration and refugee system 

Dec 28 2012. Globe and Mail

GTA clinics overwhelmed with refugees 



Dec 18 2012. CBC News

Failed refugee claimant with cancer denied health care



Dec 14 2012. Amnesty International News

New refugee system does not treat refugees fairly or protect those most at risk

Dec 14 2012. CBC News

Kenney names 27 countries as 'safe' in refugee claim dealings

Dec 13 2012. CBC News

Detention centres no place for migrant children, critiques say

Dec 12 2012. CBC News

Hungarian Roma hope for sanctuary in Canada

Dec 11 2012. The Toronto Star

Seasonal migrant workers stripped of parental benefits

Nov 30 2012. The Toronto Star

Changes to refugee system: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney lays out criteria for 'safe' countries

Nov 29 2012. The Guardian

Private prison firms look to cash in on Canada asylum claimants

Nov 26 2012. CTV News

Opposition demands reversal of refugee health care

 

Nov 13 2012. The Globe and Mail

Government paid for media monitoring of immigration minister's image

Oct 13 2012. The Toronto Star

Why the Roma are fleeing Hungary and why Canada is shunning them

Sept 30 2012. The Toronto Star

Volunteer clinics overwhelmed by refugees with no health care



Sept 27 2012. CBC Radio

Dr. Paul Caulford on CBC As It Happens

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Sept 17 2012. The Toronto Star

Abuse of migrant workers 'endemic' in Canada, new study says

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Sept 13 2012. Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba steps up for refugees: Pay for benefits Ottawa cut, send bill to feds.

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Sept 3 2012. Ryerson Free Press

True to their oath: Doctors take action against cuts to refugee health care

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Aug 17 2012. CBC News

Refugee mental health at risk with cuts, experts warn



 

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