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Photo by Alexandra Mirghe on Unsplash (edited) What does it take for you to get angry? We have all had experiences that light us up, get our heart pounding, and our adrenaline coursing. What are those experiences for you? How about some of these: Getting cut off by another driver on the road. Persistent, randomRead more

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Activated chaos theory is the work of finding the general order of systems that are similar to each other. The assumption is that in a context dominated by unpredictability, even that unpredictability will become predictable and that can be used to establish a pathway to stability and orderliness. InRead more

Photo by antonio molinari on Unsplash We are pleased to give friends of COMPASS a voice to share their thoughts relating to our work. This post and the previous one comprise a short series written by one of our interns. Rekiat explores the importance of engaging an accurate, compassionate, and respectful migration narrative. She callsRead more

Photo by Frank Alarcon on Unsplash We are pleased to give friends of COMPASS a voice to share their thoughts relating to our work. This post and the next one comprise a short series written by one of our interns. Rekiat explores the importance of engaging an accurate, compassionate, and respectful migration narrative. She callsRead more

Photo by Tim Wildsmith on Unsplash Canada’s system for deciding asylum claims typically focuses on the person’s credibility, their ability to prove their identity, the evidence they can provide to support their claim of persecution, the severity of the threats they are facing, and the conditions of their country in general. It is such aRead more

Photo by Kevin Bückert on Unsplash Over the past few days, I have read of people who have legal, though unresolved, immigration standing being drawn out of churches by a buzz on their ankle bracelet and then arrested by ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement in the U.S.). I have read about arrest quotas that endRead more

Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash The frigid air in Canada and the United States is not just because of a polar vortex. At a deeper level, it is rooted in a growing coldness toward people who have come to these countries seeking protection and a chance to live at all, never mind having aRead more

Have you heard? Parties on both sides of the Canada-U.S. Border are bracing for a significant movement of migrants and refugee asylum seekers in response to signals of mass deportations to be executed by the incoming U.S. presidential regime. So, what is happening? There is indication that the National Guard in the United States willRead more

Every year the federal government surveys several stakeholders to ask about ideal immigration levels. This exercise is about putting a thumb on the pulse of acceptability of things such as our humanitarian efforts. The general response is one of valuing immigration, having concern for people needing protection, and balancing resources to ensure sustainability of infrastructureRead more

To what end do we look at the migrant, or the one seeking protection, or the refugee, or even the immigrant, as someone who is only here to take advantage of our way of life and our resources? Note the question. It does not ask whether the perception is true or not. It asks, whatRead more