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presentation by Michael, Mélissa and Asuka

How has converging world affected your cultural identity?

Will cultural boundaries exist in the future?

What does belonging mean in the context of a converging world?

Great job to everyone who presented today!

We’ll be looking forward to the Day 2 of Group Presentations.

Have a good weekend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12610268

Since we spent a lot of our time in classes discussing about the promotion of intercultural communication at universities,  here is an article that might interest you.

Interestingly Canada is not listed under the top 11 countries with overseas friendly universities.

FYI, we will be inviting the director of Go Global, Katherine Beaumont to our class on March 18th!

See you in class on Friday,

Asuka

This short film talks about the foreign doctors struggling to get residencies in Canada even after they have obtained their Canadian medical qualifications. This raises the concern of ”systemic racism” in the evaluation of immigrant workers. Considering that Canada is currently suffering from doctor shortages, one would expect that Canada would welcome foreign doctors (who are qualified) to work in residency. However, that is not the case. What are some of the issues holding the Canadian-qualified immigrant doctors back from working in Canada? Why are they refused residency regardless of their qualifications?

Please click on the link below to view this film.

http://www.nfb.ca/film/doctors_without_residency/

Brain Abuse by Bauder

1. Bauder points out that “immigrants (under the “skilled-workers” category) are selected by a point system that gives credit to education and credentials that not not recognized in Cacada.” How do you feel about such de-skilling discrepancy? If occupations that are not highly desired by Canadian-born residents are filled up by immogrants, why is it more beneficial for high skilled immigranst to immigrate to Canada?

2. A lot of immigrants with valid education and credentials still face difficulties finding adaquate careers because they lack “Canadian Experience.” What is your definition of Canadian experience? Do you think in some professions it is necessary to concider “Canadian Experience” in finding employees? Or is it an abstract hurdle for immigrtants being discrimitated by the Canadian-borns in finding occupations?

3. According to Bauder, some of the toughest standards for finding recognition of foreign credentials are imposed on the medical professions. Many immigrants grunt that this is because the Canada-born personnel associated in medial corporation does not “want people from Third World countires coming in because it reduces thire demand.” Do you agree?

4. In his journal, Bauder quoted Bourdieu’s observation that “under particular circmusntances, institutionalised cultural capital can be replaced by other forms of cultural capital.” Agree or disagree? If so, why?

http://www.nfb.ca/film/sharia_in_canada_part_1/

http://www.nfb.ca/film/sharia_in_canada_part_2/

Original Article on CBC

What does the notwithstanding clause do?

The notwithstanding clause allows the federal government or a provincial legislature to enact legislation to override several sections of the Charter that deal with fundamental freedoms, legal rights and equality rights.

These include freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, to name a few. But a number of other Charter rights cannot be overridden. These include democratic rights, mobility rights, and the equality of men and women.

Simply put, this override power allows governments to create laws that will operate in spite of (or “notwithstanding”) some Charter rights that the laws appear to violate.

This override power is temporary. Any notwithstanding clause declaration expires after five years, but can be re-enacted indefinitely.

Canadian attitudes toward immigration are hardening but Canada remains a relative island of tranquillity compared to other increasingly anti-immigrant Western developed countries, according to a poll released Thursday.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Poll+Canadians+view+immigration+more+positively+than+Europe/4216802/story.html

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