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Spike in international student asylum claims an abuse of study permits, experts warn (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Asylum claims by foreign students have skyrocketed more than 1,500 per cent since 2018, figures show, coinciding with the steep rise in study permits

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Obligatory reminder that the Globe and Mail, once Canadian-owned and consistently centre/centre-left, is now owned by a republican-leaning American organization, and that stories about our two countries or anything in the typical Conservative agenda may be more prevalent or seem more biased.

Immigration, 'othering' immigrants, and highlighting supposed links between crime and 'others' like immigrants or homeless people, falls in that agenda.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Globe and Mail is currently Canadian owned

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woodbridge_Company

Is the company that owns it

The current CEO (term ends in September)

David has a law degree from McGill University, a BA from Queen’s University and a graduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Woodbridge Company is a private holdings firm, owned and used by the Thompson family (the richest family in Canada).

They also own Thompsom-Reuters, an multinational mass news conglomerate.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But you can agree this is a lie

once Canadian-owned and consistently centre/centre-left, is now owned by a republican-leaning American organization

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not walking inbetween you two. I simply added info.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think you mean the Toronto Star.

  • The Globe was always centre/right, and was (and is) owned by the Thompson family, which is Canada's richest.
  • The Toronto Star (well, TorStar Inc) was indeed a centre/left paper that was bought by a group of right-wing Americans.

For completeness' sake, Postmedia, which is the other Canadian newspaper publisher, is now and has always been a bunch of right-wing hacks)