In 2012, two foreign students from Nigeria were found to have worked illegally for two weeks at a Regina Walmart.

Because of inflexible immigration laws, the only two options the government had was to forgive the violation or kick the two students out of Canada. The government chose to kick them out of Canada.

The local member of Parliament at the time, Ralph Goodale, opposed the removal of these students.

In the House of Commons, Goodale asked the immigration minister to review the students' cases and "agree to a more proportionate sanction."

Today, Goodale is the cabinet minister in charge of enforcing immigration laws.

When Parliament resumes next month, he should push for rules that will provide "a more proportionate sanction" for foreign nationals who work in Canada illegally.

One of the keys toThanks to the New York State Legislature, gay marriages are all the rage right now, but someone might want to tell the owner of Here Comes the Bride, a bridal shop in Somers Point, on the Jersey Shore (the actual shore, not the show). She just refused to sell a lesbian a wedding dress.

According to a column written by a friend, Alix Genter (in the left in the photo serving as her friend Audrey's bridesmaid) and a contingent of well-wishers went to the shop last weekend to look at dresses. Alix is going to marry her partner next summer in New York and register as domestic partners in New Jersey. She found the dress of her dreams and Donna, the owner of the store (who refused to give