http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/9180/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/group-rallies-halifax-immigration-landmark-make-re/33993 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_8329_r.jpg" alt="" title="When voting in the upcoming election people should remember refugee healthcare cuts, say Halifax physicians and medical students. That&#039;s why they briefly blocked the entrance to Pier 21, one of Canada&#039;s best known immigration landmarks. Photo Robert Devet " width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront, point of arrival for one million immigrants, was briefly (and mostly symbolically) closed today.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/group-rallies-halifax-immigration-landmark-make-re/33993" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/group-rallies-halifax-immigration-landmark-make-re/33993#comments Robert Devet Health Migration #RefugeesWelcome CDRC refugee health care Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:37:10 +0000 Robert DeVet 33993 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/refugee-health-care-cuts-cruel-and-inhumane/33666 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Halifax joins 4th Annual National Day of Action </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_7974_r_0.jpg" alt="" title="Healthcare and refugee advocates joined forces to protest federal cuts to refugee healthcare, in Halifax and other Canadian cities. Photo Robert Devet " width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_7986_r_0.jpg" alt="" title="Last year the Federal Court ruled that the cuts were “cruel and unusual,” and hence unconstitutional. Since that ruling the government reinstated some types of healthcare for certain groups, but many refugees are still left without coverage.Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Many refugees, after having endured all kinds of unimaginable hardships, cannot access physicians, medication, dental and vision care when they finally reach Canada.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/refugee-health-care-cuts-cruel-and-inhumane/33666" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/refugee-health-care-cuts-cruel-and-inhumane/33666#comments Robert Devet Health Migration refugee health care Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:45:36 +0000 Robert DeVet 33666 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca