Meet Senator Ratna Omidvar
Published onThis article was originally published on SenCA Plus. 1. Who inspired you to get involved in public life? Initially, public life was an accident of timing and opportunity. More precisely, it involved a lack of opportunity. I studied in India and Germany, and I arrived in Canada as a German language instructor. It was […]
Rethinking Private Refugee Sponsorship
Published on October 25, 2016Senator Ratna Omidvar joined Janet Dench, Ellen Woolaver and host Steve Paikin on the September 16, 2016 episode of The Agenda to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees program.
Philippe Legrain in Conversation with Sen. Ratna Omidvar
Published onOn September 16, 2016, Philippe Legrain (Founder, Open Political Economy Network (OPEN)) sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Senator Ratna Omidvar to discuss his latest report on the economic dividends of refugee integration and employment.
Minister may suspend revocations of citizenship – Sen. Ratna Omidvar interview on RCI
Published on October 5, 2016Senator Ratna Omidvar spoke with Radio Canada International to discuss the issue, and said changes must be made so there is due process in the citizenship revocation process.