Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney

Ottawa, February 16, 2012 — Ottawa-Legislation to protect the integrity of Canada’s immigration system was introduced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.
The proposed measures include further reforms to the asylum system to make it faster and fairer, measures to address human smuggling, and the authority to make it mandatory to provide biometric data with a temporary resident visa application.
“Canadians take great pride in the generosity and compassion of our immigration and refugee programs. But they have no tolerance for those who abuse our generosity and seek to take unfair advantage of our country,” said Minister Kenney.
The new bill, Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, proposes changes that build on reforms to the asy .....

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Brenda Flanagan-Davies

London, Feb 15 (ANI): The fattest woman in Britain, who weighs nearly 40-stone, (560 pounds) has revealed how she has not been out for four years because of her weight.
Brenda Flanagan-Davies, who eats 6,000 calories a day – three times what an average woman needs, spends all day in a reinforced bed listening to the radio and buying groceries online.
Her only exercise is to walk 20 feet to the wet-room style shower in the bathroom, a feat that leaves her exhausted. Doctors have given the 43-year-old a stark choice — diet or die. “It terrifies me, but I just can’t stop. Doctors warned my weight will kill me because I’m putting so much stress on my organs,” the Sun quoted her as saying. “But food is an addiction that I can’t fight.”
“I hate this life. I feel a .....

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Known as "The regions of France", a very popular lemons and oranges festival  that runs Feb. 17 to March 7 required some 145 metric tons of lemons and oranges  for the displays.

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