When I look around at my family and friends, I feel blessed. But I am beginning to wonder what happened to the Canada that welcomed us and made us what we are today.

For the last few years, the Harper government has slammed the door on many potential immigrants and refugees. It has changed the rules constantly while making them more rigid, and put too much power in the hands of the minister. The process is no longer open, fair and worthy of a democracy such as ours. Instead, it has become an arbitrary one-man show.

If I wanted to immigrate to Canada today as a young high-school graduate from Jamaica, Continue reading →