In the News: August 17, 2012

Today is turning out to be a big day in the news for ethnic, cultural, and immigration stories. Here are some of the stories I read this morning that I think are worth taking a look at!

On Focus Groups, Ethnicity Debates, and Banknotes: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Bank+Canada+bans+image+Asianlooking+woman+from+banknotes/7105230/story.html

On Line-ups and Canadian Passivity: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Staples+queue+jumping+This+Canada/7102390/story.html

On the Possibility That a Member of the Russian Punk Group, Pussy Riot, and Charged with Hooliganism is a Canadian Permanent Resident: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-case-takes-canadian-twist/

http://visalawcanada.blogspot.ca/2012/08/pussy-riot-canadian-residency-connection.html

On Whether or Not Quebec’s Election is Showing Signs of Racism and Xenophobia: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/08/16/tasha-kheiriddin-in-quebec-xenophobia-is-alive-and-well/

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/08/15/chris-selley-intolerance-is-intolerance-even-in-quebec/