Monday Morning Briefing: How Trump threw Canada's refugee system into turmoil
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March 19, 2018
Reuters News Now
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“It’s going to get worse. The numbers keep climbing,”said Ilona Beiks, vice president of the Inland Refugee Society of British Columbia, which had to turn away refugees last year for the first time in its 35-year history because it did not have enough money to cope with the growing number of asylum seekers. Buffered by three oceans and the United States to the south, Canada has for decades had the luxury of being able to pick and choose its newcomers. So few asylum seekers crossed the U.S. border illegally over the years that Canada didn’t consistently track the number that has changed dramatically over the past 14 months.
Commentary:Vladimir Putin's unsurprising victory in Russia's presidential election puts him on course to further entrench his power and pursue an expansive foreign policy, writes Agnia Grigas. "However, one of his most significant goals to enhance his stature may be one that has thus far fallen under the radar: the development of a post-Soviet ideology for his country." Putin needs this rebranding "not only as a distraction from Russia’s stagnating economy, but also to provide a legacy that offers an alternative to the Western model of liberal democracy."
EU lawmakers will investigate whether the data of more than 50 million Facebook users has been misused, the head of European Parliament said. Data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, the New York Times and London’s Observer reported on Saturday.
Alphabet’s Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their purchases, too. The U.S. technology company is teaming up with retailers including Target Corp, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco Wholesale and Ulta Beauty.
Sharpie pens maker Newell Brands will appoint four directors to its board picked by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, the company said. The news comes just days after Icahn disclosed a 6.86 percent stake in Newell and said he could seek a board seat at the consumer products company.
