Give It Where It Is Due

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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
By Russ Weninger Calgary Immigration Lawyer
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• As a Canadian immigration lawyer, I can be
  frequently heard swearing under my breath (or
  sometimes at much louder volumes) about Canadian
  immigration policy.

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In a country with an aging population and a low
birth rate, youd think that the government would
be interested in helping families to live
together in Canada and raise children.
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• Unfortunately, spousal sponsorship processing
  times have ballooned in recent years.

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Ive encountered many couples who have had
children during the sponsorship processing period.
If one spouse happens to fall out of status, that
spouse may not be able to access health care, or
may have to pay tens of thousands or hundreds of
thousands of dollars to access health care.
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Entitlement to health care is often tied to the
legal status of the mother, even if the baby is
born in Canada, and therefore a Canadian citizen,
born in Canada, may not be able to see a doctor
to get things like basic immunizations. 
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You might expect this sort of thing in a
dictatorial Third World country, but youd think
a rich democratic country like Canada would treat
pregnant women and infant citizens at least
slightly better.
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To summarize, women, children, and Canadian
families are still being screwed over by
government policies. Citizenship and Immigration
Canada! But their plight is now significantly
less bleak. Kudos, Harper government. Kudos.
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