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Make Montreal a Sanctuary City!
By
Michel Lambert Donald Cuccioletta
| February 8, 2017

Toronto, Vancouver and Hamilton have become "Sanctuary Cities." So have 37 cities in the United States. It's time for Montreal to join the movement.

The horrific crime that took six lives in Quebec City last Sunday night is a wake-up call for us all. No longer can we pretend that there is no Islamophobia in Quebec. Unfortunately, hate-mongering goes on daily. Sometimes in an open, heinous and criminal fashion, as witnessed at the Quebec City Mosque. Other times in a more hidden fashion, under the guise of a debate on face-coverings in public.

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Didn't we win the fight to make Toronto the first sanctuary city?

In February 2013, Toronto became Canada’s first Sanctuary City, meaning all people seeking access to municipally funded services in Toronto will be able to avail themselves of these services without regard to their immigration status.  The city has been developing a plan to get city services to effectively provide sanctuary.

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Dismantling barriers faced by migrants to Canada

November 25, 2015
| Sarah St. John and Omar Chu talk about Sanctuary Health's work to challenge barriers to services and resources faced by migrants in Vancouver.
Length: 28:17 minutes (25.9 MB)
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Eritrean refugee crisis continues to escalate due to Canadian mining

Photo: flickr/ European Commission DG ECHO

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Community groups rally against undocumented worker arrests in Toronto

August 18, 2014
| Friends, family members and supporters took part in an emergency rally Monday outside the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and Ministry of Transportation offices.
Length: 22:50 minutes (20.92 MB)
Sanctuary City from below: Dismantling the city of Vancouver
By
Harsha Walia
| June 3, 2014

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One of the experiences that propelled me into the migrant justice movement occurred thirteen years ago when Bilquis Fatima, a 64-year Pakistani refugee in a wheelchair, was reported to immigration officials during her dialysis treatment at the hospital. She was incarcerated with her son Imran, a minor, for over a month while awaiting deportation.

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Talking Radical Radio
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A victory for migrant justice: Hamilton as 'sanctuary city'

March 5, 2014
| Caitlin Craven and Josee Oliphant talk about organizing to make Hamilton, Ontario, into Canada's second 'sanctuary city.'
Length: 28:28 minutes (26.07 MB)
Activist Communique: May Day rolls into Toronto again for Sanctuary City
By
Krystalline Kraus
| April 24, 2013

That’s right! Spring has sprung and it's time to get ready for the annual May Day celebration.

 

I remember last May Day, I was covering the demonstration and the Occupy Toronto 24 hour occupation of Simcoe Park in downtown Toronto.

Last year, May Day was linked to the Occupy movement -- Occupy Canada officially launched across Canada on October 15, 2011, with 34 cities declaring their participation one month after the Occupy Wall Street movement took off in the U.S.

A little background on Occupy: The Occupation on Wall Street began on September 17, 2011 which was Constitution Day in the United States.

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