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- 1Parkland report says immigration survey questions scapegoat minorities▼Parkland report finds immigration questions meant to scapegoat minorities
The Parkland Institute has released a report finding that immigration-related questions posed in a public survey were designed to scapegoat minorities, according to the St. Albert Gazette. The Alberta-based think tank argues the framing of the questions shifts blame for social and economic problems onto immigrant communities. The report has drawn attention to how governments and pollsters word immigration consultations.
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Alberta, which has proudly kept itself rat-free for decades through one of the world's most aggressive pest-control programs, is reporting that rats have now been found in the province. The discovery marks the end of a status Alberta has promoted since the 1950s, and people are discussing what the finding means for the province's farms, food storage and pest-control efforts.