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kau_shik_patel said:
Good Day,

I have just faxed and email a letter to the managing judge and copied it to all counsel involved in the challenge to the closing of the unassessed pre-Bill C-50 files. The text reads:

As I understand, his Lordship, the Honourable Mr. Justice Barnes stated at the November 14th CMC that cases for which application records are served and filed by November 30th will be granted leave and the matter heard January 14th-16th. Although the schedule is exceedingly tight, I shall endeavor to meet it despite the fact that I am en route to Calgary this morning and will be in Edmonton, North Battleford and Saskatoon before returning to Toronto on Sunday in time to attend the LSUC immigration seminar on the 26th and 27th and to appear at a hearing on the 28th. I would appreciate your so advising his Lordship.

Prior to the Minister's coup de main five months after the Emam proceeding's commencement, we had identified only two categories, but the Minister's action has multiplied the categories. At present, because the Emam contingent consists of four distinct subcategories, I anticipate serving and filing a lead case for each; viz., (1) pre-Bill C-50 cases which (a) were never assessed, (b) were assessed before 29 March 2012 or (c) after March 29th and (2) MI 1 cases.

Yesterday, I served the lead case for 1b, as well as fifteen companion cases because Mr. Justice Rennie had stated that it would be inappropriate to issue mandamus for cases for which the facts are not on the record. I expect to have records for all the 1b cases for which we have secured CAIPS notes served and filed before the hearing. The lead case is IMM-10609-12, Huanghuang Liu v. M.C.I. While I would expect the respondent to address Liu as per the time-frame you laid down, the other cases may proceed in the normal time-frame as far as I am concerned.

Because s. 87.4 has no bearing on the 1b and MI 1 cases, I respectfully submit, their issues should not be put aside while the significantly larger s. 87.4 contingent's case be addressed. If allowing these subcategories to “have their day in court” on January 14th-16th is not acceptable, it might be in their better interest to take up your earlier-stated offer that applicants may leave the managed litigation if they wish. While I would prefer that they remain within the managed litigation given the early hearing date and the pending motion, if their issues will not be entertained at the hearing, they would be better served outside the case-managed proceeding.
I just admire the calibre of Tim Leahy. He is shrewd and spontaneous. An excellent lawyer. Great man, great job. I am short of words to describe his potential. Words can hardly describe him. I am proud to say that I am a client of him. He is simply superb. ;D

Now, who are going to be the lucky guys to represent the other two lead cases? I wish me to be one of them. Let us see. :D
 

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This time, Tim Leahy has hit the ball straight to Justice Barnes (through fax and email). Now Tim has hit the ball hard and direct and hence the ball will not be in the air for too long. So, we can expect Justice Barnes to return the shot very soon. Now the ball is in Justice Barnes' court. ;D

I just love this "ball" game. ;)

This ball game is getting more interesting. Guys, just lift the back to sit back and enjoy the game. :D
 

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Ottawa to create skilled immigrant pool, provinces would select applicants based on labour needs

Ottawa has reached a consensus with the provinces to establish a pool of skilled-worker candidates by the end of 2014 that will allow employers to cherry-pick potential immigrants to fill regional labour shortages.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Friday he is committed to working with his provincial counterparts to implement the Expression of Interest (EOI) system, whereby employers could screen and assess a pool of applicants for immigration consideration.

“We’ve had very fruitful discussions about the future of immigration in Canada,” Kenney said after the annual federal-provincial immigration conference in Toronto.

All the provincial government representatives — except Quebec’s immigration minister, who was absent from the meeting — agreed the immigration system has to be fast and responsive to regional economic needs.

However, Kenney was lukewarm to Ontario’s own immigration plan, unveiled earlier this month, that called for vastly increasing the number of skilled immigrants the province can hand-pick under the provincial nominee program — to 2,000 next year, and to 5,000 in 2014.

Currently, Ontario receives only a 5 per cent share of the 20,000 provincial nominees accepted across Canada each year.

“The concern for Ontario is that the number of immigrants coming to Canada is going down ... Moving forward, we do have to find a way to co-operate and collaborate to rectify the situation,” said Ontario Immigration Minister Michael Chan.

“All provinces want their provincial nominee programs expanded because immigrants coming in are successful in getting jobs that match their skills.”

To reduce backlogs in the federal skilled worker program, Ottawa allowed provinces to “mine” applicants in the queue earlier this year, and Ontario is expected to nominate as many as 700 candidates above its 1,000 annual quota.

A source from Kenney’s office said the minister cannot commit to Ontario’s request to boost that quota because he has to balance all the 60-plus immigration programs, and any additional quota for the province has to come from somewhere else.

Details of the EOI system, based on a system used in New Zealand and Australia, are not available. But Kenney said a formula will be developed to decide the “distribution of skilled immigrants across the country.”

A recent provincial report found that Ontario has seen its share of immigrants to Canada drop by one-third, from 148,640 in 2001 to 99,000 in 2011.

While 70 per cent of immigrants settling in other provinces belong to the “economic” class — skilled workers and investors, as opposed to refugees and people reuniting with family members — economic immigrants account for only 52 per cent of newcomers to Ontario.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1289617--ottawa-to-create-skilled-immigrant-pool-provinces-would-select-applicants-based-on-labour-needs
 

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Lack of skilled labour threatens Canadian economy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a Canada-United States business group Monday that, “For whatever reason, we know that peoples’ choices, in terms of the education system, tend to lead us to what appears to be a chronic shortage of certain skills. They are skilled trades, scientists and engineers.”

OTTAWA—Producing more skilled workers, scientists and engineers is the key to Canada’s future prosperity, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

His analysis may have surprised a Canada-United States business group in Ottawa to talk about cross-border irritants, international trade negotiations, stalled pipelines and the rise of China as an economic power.

“This is in fact in my judgment the biggest challenge our country faces,” Harper said of skills shortages when asked about future growth in the economy.

Even as the country bounces back from the recession, the shortage of trained employees continues flare up as a problem, particularly in western Canada, he said.

Part of the problem arises from having an aging population, Harper observed. But he added, “For whatever reason, we know that peoples’ choices, in terms of the education system, tend to lead us to what appears to be a chronic shortage of certain skills. They are skilled trades, scientists and engineers.”

He said the federal Conservatives are trying to address the shortages by adjusting the immigration system. The government plans to admit between 53,00 to 55,000 new Canadians in 2013 through an overhauled federal skilled worker program, which is being redesigned to bring in more young people.

The government wants to tailor immigration to meet economic aims under a process where “we start to identify the needs we have and we go out and we find those needs in the world,” Harper noted. He said this was necessary because Canada is increasingly in competition with other countries for skilled immigrants.

He also said Ottawa wants to work with the provinces and business to address the skills shortage issue.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1290103--lack-of-skilled-labour-threatens-canadian-economy-prime-minister-stephen-harper-says
 

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warmest said:
This time, Tim Leahy has hit the ball straight to Justice Barnes (through fax and email). Now Tim has hit the ball hard and direct and hence the ball will not be in the air for too long. So, we can expect Justice Barnes to return the shot very soon. Now the ball is in Justice Barnes' court. ;D

I just love this "ball" game. ;)

This ball game is getting more interesting. Guys, just lift the back to sit back and enjoy the game. :D
I LOVE THE BALL GAME TOO
 

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zolter said:
I LOVE THE BALL GAME TOO
Can not love it more guys :p
Let us continue playing with the BALL as one team :-*
 

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hopeful4 said:
Can not love it more guys :p
Let us continue playing with the BALL as one team :-*
currently our (BALLS) are seized due to kenney.lolz. :eek:
As well kenney's BALLS are also......................by our lawyers in court, 8)
 

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These are the latest entries that could be found in IMM-7502-11 (MOHAMMAD MEHDI EMAM).

20-NOV-12
Letter from Applicant dated 20-NOV-2012 addressing a series of issues (re: perfecting applications, and the schedule leading up to the January 2013 sitting, etc.) further to the CMC held on 14-NOV-2012. received on 20-NOV-2012

19-NOV-12
Acknowledgment of Receipt received from all parties by fax on 19-NOV-2012 with respect to Orders dated 19-NOV-2012 on IMM-8747-12; IMM-3725-12; IMM-5635-12; IMM-4866-12 and IMM-6165-12 placed on file on 19-NOV-2012
 

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This is the latest entry that could be found in IMM-5635-12 (MAE JOY TABINGO).

Letter from Applicant dated 19-NOV-2012 requesting that the listed applicants (applications) be joined with lead file IMM-5635-12, and brought under case management. received on 19-NOV-2012

Meaning, a number of new cases have been filed by the counsel Mario Bellissimo and a request has been made to the court to join those to the lead file of MAE JOY TABINGO.
 

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i wonder some times, whether Tims judgement will come in 2013 or it will see even 2014 or 2015 or never.
 

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hopefulever said:
i wonder some times, whether Tims judgement will come in 2013 or it will see even 2014 or 2015 or never.
Why have you left out 2012, my dear? You have about two weeks and a month left out in 2012. A judgement is possible during this time as well. Be +ve, dude. :)

"The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react." -- George Bernard Shaw

"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist." -- Queen Victoria
 

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Dear warmest, you may be right but I am also not wrong. We have been seeing this drama for the last nine years and the persons on the helm are same i.e. kenney and harper. How one can belieave then in 2012. NEVER POSSIBLE. I will consider you my Ideal if your words come true bcos there are many negative factors behind this judgement which we all know very well.
 

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warmest said:
This is the latest entry that could be found in IMM-5635-12 (MAE JOY TABINGO).

Letter from Applicant dated 19-NOV-2012 requesting that the listed applicants (applications) be joined with lead file IMM-5635-12, and brought under case management. received on 19-NOV-2012

Meaning, a number of new cases have been filed by the counsel Mario Bellissimo and a request has been made to the court to join those to the lead file of MAE JOY TABINGO.
This lawsuit is going nowhere, just as the first one went nowhere.

In case you aren't familiar with the first one, here's an article about it. Pay special attention to the last sentence:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/24/pol-cp-immigrant-lawsuit-backlog-court-budget-bill.html
 

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Are there still hearings in the 23rd and 30th of November? I see not mention of them anywhere