Immigration: Atlantic Canada and Pilot Program

immigration: Amanda McDougall, who represents District 8 of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, was asked to appear before the standing committee on citizenship and immigration in Ottawa about a pilot program to bring immigrants to Atlantic Canada, according to CBC. But McDougall said she didn't get a chance to speak because of a filibuster by Alberta MP Michelle Rempel, the Tory immigration critic, that lasted for more than an hour until the committee adjourned. Coun. The worst part is, there was myself and several other witnesses who were going to speak to this, said McDougall, the former manager of immigration partnerships at Cape Breton University. These people are coming from all over Atlantic Canada who spent time preparing. What a waste. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.