Black & Griffith: Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/02/mino... Women visible minority candidates have higher % chance of being sacrificial lambs, experiencing biases in political process across two fronts, both women & vismin

‘Birth tourism’ organizer jailed over scheme to bring pregnant Chinese women to US multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/02/06/b... via @Andrew_Griffith Not aware of any similar cases in Canada. Google indicates a number of lawyers and consultants who offer their services #citizenship

Carney government replacing #Islamophobia and #antisemitism envoys with advisory council multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/02/05/c... via @Andrew_Griffith Can’t claim credit but it has been something I have been advocating for some time, as separate envoys tend to accentuate differences

Order of Canada Appointments: 2025 and historical multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/02/04/o... via @Andrew_Griffith

@debthompsonphd.bsky.social Year one of Donald Trump’s second term has been catastrophic for American democracy multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/17/t... via @Andrew_Griffith Comprehensive, accurate and depressing read

@marshalederman.bsky.social The fallout from the Gaza War continues to be felt in the literary world multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/17/l... via @Andrew_Griffith "We must not seek to censor well-meaning, serious artists, but to invite them in & respectfully challenge opinions that rankle"

#Immigrants more likely to cite human rights, #diversity as ‘Canadian values’: survey multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/17/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note

L’immigration se régionalise au Québec, The immigration shift away from Canada’s three biggest cities multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/17/l... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note

Fixing Canada’s broken #immigration system – Presenting more data to Parliament: @maxmako2015 multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/16/f... via @Andrew_Griffith Some of his recommendations already underway, some useful strengthening data and annual plan, others not realistic

@parkinac.bsky.social Freedom vs. equality: Quebec and the rest of Canada multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/16/p... via @Andrew_Griffith More interesting findings

StatsCan: Overrepresentation of #Indigenous and #Black adults in provincial and federal custody multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/15/s... via @Andrew_Griffith Usual sound data analysis from StatsCan, higher gaps than I expected

@AGMacDougall | Canada does not need to lie down and accept Elon Musk’s giant mess multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/15/m... via @Andrew_Griffith good commentary

Ottawa’s shutting-out of startup founders is shutting down Canada’s future multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/14/o... via @Andrew_Griffith Hard to square “rigorous integrity checks” with speed in decision making. Government generally has a poor record in assessing business #immigration programs

@dhorak.bsky.social The protests in Iran echo past uprisings. But this time, they feel different, @reggcohn , Ebadi and Akhavan multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/14/h... via @Andrew_Griffith Some of the better analyses of the situation in Iran, starting with former Canadian diplomat Dennis Horak

ICYMI - Revealed: How international student spots are being distributed — unevenly — across Ontario multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/13/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Good and useful data

ICYMI: Newcomers seeking permanent residency face uncertainty, frustration over Ontario #immigration changes multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/13/i... via @Andrew_Griffith More due diligence in program planning, earlier corrective measures should be goal rather than fixing problems after the fact

ICYMI: The government is still not hiring enough #Disabled people: @PSCofCanada report multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/13/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note (I await the EE report to assess the impact of the cuts on EE groups)

An impatient Mark Carney would rather bypass the public service than reform it multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/12/a... via @Andrew_Griffith Public service reform is thankless task politically & takes inordinate amount of time, effort & political support. Needed but rarely executed #cdnpoli

Canada’s #immigration system is favouring these kinds of applicants — even over others who score higher multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/12/c... via @Andrew_Griffith More of the preference for French-speaking immigrants in express entry, diluting the CRS

Sarkonak: The federal judge determined to dismantle Canada’s #immigration safeguards multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/12/j... via @Andrew_Griffith Judicial appointments matter and have impact. Column would have been more balanced if it had examples of rejections

Temporary foreign workers switch jobs and earn more after becoming permanent residents, study finds multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/12/t... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note, not terribly surprising but good to see the data behind it

@reggcohn.bsky.social | Anti-Israel protests expose the lack of leadership at city hall and Queen’s Park multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/10/r... via @Andrew_Griffith Indeed, sad example of passing the buck back and forth

Idées | L’interculturalisme québécois est-il mort? multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/10/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Good assessment

Want to immigrate to Canada? Learn French multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/10/w... via @Andrew_Griffith Political objectives over economic, with little evidence shared #Immigration

55 ans d’attente pour une résidence permanente multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/10/5... via @Andrew_Griffith Not tenable #Immigration

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/10/a... via @Andrew_Griffith of note

How productive is the public service? We'll never know | Denley multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/09/h... via @Andrew_Griffith Some things easier to measure than others but productivity in service delivery, HR, finance and property management should be doable and are needed

Geoff Russ: #Immigration made affordability worse. Liberals gaslighted us all multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/09/g... via @Andrew_Griffith I lean more to incompetence and overly political objectives.

@marshalederman.bsky.social The #Antisemitism you might have missed over the holidays multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/09/l... via @Andrew_Griffith Depressing list

Older, 70% white, plunging fertility and lost faith: Who Canada is now multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/09/o... via @Andrew_Griffith Good detailed overview of Census 2021 (albeit years late). Possibly preparing for debates and discussions regarding the 2026 Census

Are they really apart for a few? And is such intimidation justified? One thing to protest outside the Embassy or consulate but in Jewish communities?

@polanskydj.bsky.social The uncomfortable reason #antisemitism is festering in Canada multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/07/p... via @Andrew_Griffith Hard to imagine these protests, intimidation and disruption being tolerated if against another religious or ethnic group

These international students in Canada didn’t submit test scores because they weren’t asked to. Now, their work permits are refused multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/07/t... via @Andrew_Griffith Significant oversight. Lack of user testing or feedback? Students have case for reconsideration

Elkouri: Quand le populisme a la cote multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/07/e... via @Andrew_Griffith More on the lack of grandfathering/grandmothering of those impacted by Quebec's cancellation of the PEQ (equivalent of PGWP)

Robert Brym: Avi Lewis and Independent Jewish Voices are gaslighting Canadians about #Antisemitism multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/06/r... via @Andrew_Griffith Needed dose of reality

ICYMI: L’Algérie réforme sa loi sur la #citoyenneté dans la controverse multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/06/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note, with likely impact on those of Algerian descent in Canada (about 90,000 according to the 2021 census)

See attractions, get attracted: This is one way Canada is trying to help new #Immigrants decide to stay multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/06/s... via @Andrew_Griffith More coverage for latest “Leaky Bucket” report (catching up on report issued November, CBC as well) ICC and Canoo pass

«Migrations postcoloniales des Juifs du Maroc»: de Casablanca à Montréal, une mémoire en mouvement multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/06/m... via @Andrew_Griffith Of interest and a reminder of the diversity within and among groups

ICYMI: Ontario judge sets aside pharmacist’s Canadian #citizenship revocation over alleged fraud multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/06/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Of note, justice delayed is justice denied. Justice Go has activist background

A look at the workings of Canada’s #immigration system — through the eyes of a longtime insider multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/05/a... via @Andrew_Griffith Kudos to Cochrane for writing about his experiences and the impact of large numbers and paper processing without in-person contact

#Immigration department halts skilled refugee jobs program, leaving employers in limbo multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/05/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Another example of the impact of the changes, resulting from previous efforts to ramp up numbers and the consequent need for correction

@parkinac.bsky.social and Adams: Will 2025 be remembered as the year Canadians re-embraced nationalism? multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/05/a... via @Andrew_Griffith Good reflections

@polgreen.bsky.social One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt [#immigration] multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/05/p... via @Andrew_Griffith Good critique of Trump's National Security Strategy view on immigration

Le Devoir Éditorial | Bouchard-Taylor, un legs ignoré multiculturalmeanderings.com/2026/01/05/l... via @Andrew_Griffith Good editorial and commentary. Also piece by Bouchard.

Year in review and look ahead multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/23/y... via @Andrew_Griffith Highlights: diversity analysis 2025 election, C-3 citizenship debates, updates PS diversity, birth tourism & baseline for Carney political appointments. Stay tuned for more in 2026

A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright #Citizenship Plan multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/23/a... via @Andrew_Griffith Interesting argument, using members of congress test

USA: The next step was #citizenship. Then these immigrants were pulled out of line. multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/23/u... via @Andrew_Griffith Cruelty personnified

Adams et al: Writing a new #immigration story for Canada multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/23/a... via @Andrew_Griffith It's both, the contribution immigrants make and the limits of absorptive capacity

Keller: Canada’s falling population is exactly what the doctor ordered multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/23/k... via @Andrew_Griffith More from Keller #cdnimm

#Immigration and Crime Shift Canadians Toward Cultural Conservatism multiculturalmeanderings.com/2025/12/22/i... via @Andrew_Griffith Another survey confirming a shift with partisan differences