Immigration - A Canadian Election Decider?
COURSE FULL
WAITING LIST (see below under Booking)
The federal election later this year will be close. It could be decided based on a few issues. One of these is clearly immigration. Immigrants are a group targeted by the Conservatives, and wooed with policies that purport to play to values of hard work and social conservatism.
However, other issues are affecting how immigrants think politically, particularly policies that make family reunification more difficult. Also, existing government economic policies have made it hard for many permanent immigrants to get traction in the job market. Current immigrants are way behind previous groups in their ability to gain economic security.
Another immigration issue is the large number of temporary workers that have quietly been allowed to flood our labour market, making employment for some Canadians, including new permanent immigrants, difficult.
We will explore how these issues and more are likely to affect the way immigrants and others vote in the upcoming election, and how important immigrants and immigration are likely to be in the outcome.
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Thursdays, May 14 and 21 (2 weeks), from 2 to 4 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $12.00
Booking: Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please e-mail us at learningexperiences@bell.net
WAITING LIST (see below under Booking)
The federal election later this year will be close. It could be decided based on a few issues. One of these is clearly immigration. Immigrants are a group targeted by the Conservatives, and wooed with policies that purport to play to values of hard work and social conservatism.
However, other issues are affecting how immigrants think politically, particularly policies that make family reunification more difficult. Also, existing government economic policies have made it hard for many permanent immigrants to get traction in the job market. Current immigrants are way behind previous groups in their ability to gain economic security.
Another immigration issue is the large number of temporary workers that have quietly been allowed to flood our labour market, making employment for some Canadians, including new permanent immigrants, difficult.
We will explore how these issues and more are likely to affect the way immigrants and others vote in the upcoming election, and how important immigrants and immigration are likely to be in the outcome.
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Thursdays, May 14 and 21 (2 weeks), from 2 to 4 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $12.00
Booking: Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please e-mail us at learningexperiences@bell.net