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An independent production from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Borderlines is a weekly exploration of real country music in a mix of folk, blues, singer-songwriter, roots jazz and lots more. The show is music, with not much talk. 30 songs per episode, AND STILL NO COUNTRY-POP! Music for your ears, head and heart, with host Rick August. Music licensed by SOCAN. Program © 2025 Acoustic Resources.
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Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff

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A podcast for the discussion of Canadian immigration law and policy, although we often delve into other topics. Each episode features 2-3 lawyers, academics, politicians, and stakeholders discussing current migration issues. Hosted by Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff, two immigration lawyers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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David Olney - Wait Here For The Cops, Border Crossing Jane Eamon - Ruckus In The Henhouse, A Different Place Raul Malo et. al. - Early Morning Rain, The Nashville Acoustic Sessions Grey Delisle - The Dog, She's An Angel Bobby Dove - Fire And Water, Thunderchild Jon Byrd - Walk On By, Route 41 Ethyl & The Regulars - The Waitress Song, Fill 'Er Up Fr…
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Over 300,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling on the government to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship. Is this possible, and should it be? We also discuss the ongoing saga about changes to the law and policy regarding citizenship by descent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Eric Brace & Peter Cooper - Rain Just Falls, The Comeback Album The Breakmen - Cold Nights, When You Leave Town Jon Byrd - Four Strong Winds, All Your Mistakes Damon Bramblett - Devil On Your Side, Damon Bramblett Ray Bonneville - Run, Jolee Run, Goin' By Feel Luke Bell - Hold Me, Luke Bell Blood Oranges - Shadow Of You, The Crying Tree John Borra …
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High Plains Jamboree - When Country Isn't Cool Anymore, High Plains Jamboree The Honeysliders - Head Back Home, Head Back Home Rodney Decroo – Minotaur, Queen Mary Trash Walt Wilkins – Wishbones, The Messenger: A Tribute To Ray Wylie Hubbard John Borra - October Night, Cassettes In Common Slaid Cleaves - Primer Gray, Ghost On The Radio The Carper F…
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Chantal Desloges is an immigration lawyer in Toronto. We discuss what the various Liberal leadership candidates have pledged regarding Canadian immigration policy, with a focus on Mark Carney and a speech that he gave to the Century Initiative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Kubeir Kamal is a regulated immigration consultant in Toronto. In October, 2024, Quebec announced that it was limiting the number of foreign nationals invited from any one country in its Regular Skilled Worker Program to 25%. In February, 2025, Marc Miller said that Canadian post-secondary institutions need to be more diverse in their recruitment, …
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Mike Blakely - Mira Las Palomas, Get Western Kristi Rose - Cry To Heaven, Live In Holland Zachary Lucky – John, The Wind Dale Watson – Adios, Starvation Box Whitney Rose – Analog, South Texas Suite Rod Picott - River Runs, Stray Dogs Willi Carlyle - Este Mundo, Peculiar, Missouri Scott McKay - Opposites Attract, Stupid Cupid John R. Miller - Nobody…
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In this episode, we break down IRCC's practice of rejecting applications for incompleteness, often for minor technical issues. Effectively a form of stats manipulation, this practice creates a misleading picture of departmental efficiency while leaving applicants stranded, often forcing them to restart the process for trivial errors. Cases discusse…
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Joe Ely - Drivin' Man, Driven To Drive Linda McRae - Roll On Down, Flying Jenny Corb Lund - Roughest Neck Around, Five Dollar Bill Austin Lounge Lizards - Banjo Players In Heaven, The Drugs I Need Romi Mayes - Make You Love Me, Lucky Tonight Grey Delisle - I Don't Wanna Want You, Driftless Girl Jason Allen - Your Heart Turned Left, Live At Gruene H…
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Misty Ty is a documentary film maker. Her father, Robert Ty, was the owner of a shipping company whose cargo ship, The Tung An, encountered a fishing vessel with over 200 people. Misty Ty was one of the children on that boat. The Vietnamese Boat People were refugees who fled Vietnam by sea after the fall of Saigon in 1975, escaping communist rule a…
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Anthony Garcia - Santa Rosa, Acres Of Diamonds Skinny Dyck - Part Of Me, Easygoing Carter Felker - Stranger In The Mirror, Loser Johnny Bush & The Bandoleros - Whiskey River, Johnny Bush & The Bandoleros Over The Moon - Someday Soon, Chinook Waltz Johnny, Dick & Emily Gimble – Emily, A Case Of The Gimbles John Howie Jr. - Not Tonight, Not Tonight O…
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Martin Levine was a Visa Officer and Analyst at Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 1978 – 2009. He then worked as a contract employee as an ATIP Analyst for numerous federal departments. He previously appeared on Episodes #108 and #110. Towards the end of episode #110 Martin commented that he thought the immigration consultant profession shoul…
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Kimberley M'Carver - Midnight Angel, Inherited Road Whitehorse - 6 Feet Away, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying Diamond Joe White - Leavin' Time, High Rider Lonesome Bob - Love Is Not Blind, Things Fall Apart Corb Lund - No Roads Here, Alberta: Wild Roses Northern Lights The Cornell Hurd Band - Life As You Want It, XX Adam Hood – Downturn, Somewhere In…
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Erin Brandt is a co-founder of PortaLaw, a Vancouver law firm which specializes in employment law. Audience submitted questions that we discuss include: Is it illegal for employers to not provide reference letters necessary for immigration purposes or to charge their employees for them? Is it illegal for employers with foreign worker employees to n…
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Kevin Welch - Wilson's Track, Kerrville 25th Anniversary Album The Swiftys - 26 Oz. Of Gin, Ridin' High Sean Burns - Someday Soon Bottle Rockets - Get Down (Acoustic Version), Insurgent Country Volume II John Prine - Space Monkey, Live On Tour Billy Cowsill - It's Over Now, Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-examined Billy Joe Shaver - Amtrak (Ain't Co…
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This episode answers a listener topic request about an increase in IRCC refusals of provincial nominees. As well, Steven offers his unimpressed thoughts on Marc Miller's recent statement in response to complaints about huge decreases in provincial nominee quotas that “Provinces and Territories that are willing to work in a responsible manner with C…
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On January 21, 2025, IRCC restricted the availability of open spousal work permits to principal applicants working in certain "skilled" professions. Family open work permits are now limited to spouses of foreign workers who are employed in TEER 0 or 1 occupations, or select TEER 2 or 3 occupations in sectors with labour shortages or linked to gover…
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Steve Young - Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Primal Young Handsome Ned Masyk - Steel Rail Blue, The Ballad Of Handsome Ned Carter Felker - Alberta Woes, Everyday Life Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Cheater's Game, Cheater's Game Fred J. Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels - I'm Just Dreamin', From The Paradise Motel Craig Marshall - I Want To Tell You A Secret, …
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Christopher Worswick is a Professor of Economics at Carleton University. We discuss the economics of Canada's plan to reduce its population, and specifically that 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 foreign students and workers will leave Canada from 2025-2027. Topics include impacts on GDP per capita, unemployment, housing and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…
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Lucinda Williams - Pyramid Of Tears, Por Vida: A Tribute To The Songs Of Alejandro Escovedo Joe Nolan - The Losing Game, Lost Verses Mike Plume Band – Radiate, Fools For The Radio Amber Digby - Bitter They Are, Here Come The Teardrops Bob Snider - Talk To Me Babe, PoeTreason: The Songs Of Bob Snider Freakwater - Sleeping On Hold, Feels Like The Thi…
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Lisa Brunner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Migration Studies. We discuss the current situation international students are facing, the gaslighting over whether they were told that being a student would likely lead them to permanent residency, how post-graduate work permit holders in British …
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Gillian Welch – Revelator, Time (The Revelator) Oh Susanna - Three Shots, Short Stories Joe Fournier - Love Before You Go, Home Grown Sins Camille Te Nahu & Audrey Auld - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Reckless Records Garage Sale The Rusty Augers - Its Own Cold Way, Inaugeration Gary P. Nunn - London Homesick Blues, Greatest Hits Shelby Lynne - Foll…
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On this episode, Steve and Deanna discuss the effect of cross-border travel on the validity of a visitor record. The question is: do they become invalidated by travel outside Canada? The topic was raised by Tamara Mosher Kuczer in episode 140, in which she reported an uptick in visitor record extension refusals due to prior invalidation of the orig…
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Flaco Jimenez with Raul Malo - Said And Done, Said And Done Oh Susanna - I'll Keep It With Mine, Oh Susanna Matt Masters - All-Western Winners, All-Western Winners Willi Carlisle - Van Life, Peculiar, Missouri Peach & Quiet - Empty To Fill, Just Beyond The Shine The Sweetback Sisters - You Done Me Wrong, Chicken Ain't Chicken Jimmy Lafave - Restles…
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Aaron McDonnell - Sunsettin', Follow Bobby Dove - Fire And Water, Thunderchild Scott MacKay - Opposites Attract, Stupid Cupid Thad Cockrell - Senselessly Blue, The Other Side: Music From East Nashville Lorri Solomon - If I Could Hang The Moon, Behind The Eyes Of A Dreamer Don Walser - The Devil's Great Grandson, Down At The Sky-Vue Drive-In Lucinda…
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Deanna and Steve discuss some practice tips and resolutions for 2025, including going back to a world of online applications with the end of flagpoling, focusing on practice areas that one likes, using artifical intelligence, client interactions and getting out of one's shell and embracing the broader community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…
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John Arthur Martinez - Hotel California, If Stars Could Sing Mike Plume Band - More Than A Game, 8:30 Newfoundland Tom Phillips - Lately I've Let Things Slide, Mr. Superlove Willi Carlisle - Tulsa's Last Magician, Peculiar, Missouri Petunia & The Vipers - Big Wide River Of Love, I Live In The Past Mayeax & Broussard - Can't Fall Off The Floor, High…
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Little Sue - Country Song, The Long Goodbye Colter Wall - Honky Tonk Nighthawk, Little Songs Bella White - Just Unwanted, Just Like Leaving David Olney - Covington Girl, Dutchman's Curve Jenny Whitely – Gloria, Jenny Whitely John Lilly - They Tore The Cabin Down, Thinking About The Weather Brennen Leigh with James Hand - Stumblin' On, Devil's On My…
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Shezan Muhammedi is an Acting Assistant Director at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Carleton. He is the author of Gifts from Amin - Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada. In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of nearly 80,000 Asians, predominantly of Indian descent, g…
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Mary Gauthier - Sugar Cane, Filth And Fire Duane Rutter - Who Found Who, Crazy Things Wyckham Porteous - Fall So Deep, sexanddrinking Del Castillo with Willie Nelson - I Never Cared For You, Brotherhood Melissa Ruth & The likely Stories - Who's Your Lover, Riding Mercury Hank Williams - Weary Blues From Waiting, Alone With His Guitar Dayna Kurtz – …
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Richard Mosley is a retired judge from the Federal Court of Canada, with a background and specialization there in national security cases. We discuss the path to becoming a judge specializing in national security, the unique physical environment of working on such cases, and the security provisions within Canadian immigration law. Other topics incl…
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Jamie Lin Wilson - Just Like Heartache, Live @ Dan's Silverleaf Allen Dobb – Rosetown, Rosetown Jim Clements & The Right To Die – Mayfly, When The Saints Go Christine Albert - Sweet Dreams , Threadgill's Supper Session Alistair Christl - From Now On, Living Like I'm Living Guy Clark - Mud, The Dark Buddy Miller - Worry Too Much, Universal United Ho…
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This episode originally aired on December 13, 2016. We are reposting it as it provides an overview of the history of Canadian national security law, and next week we will be airing an episode with a recently retired judge who was designated to handle national security matters. This episode contains an overview of the history of national security la…
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Deanna and Steven discuss the most baffling rules and programs in Canada's immigration system. We also answer multiple requests to comment on the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association recent statement that immigration consultants should be restricted to working for lawyers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Hal Michael Ketchum - Morning Side Of Dawn, Threadbare Alibis Bill & Bonnie Hearne - Wild Geese, Most Requested Plus Cody Canada - Harvest Moon, Some Old, Some New, Maybe A Cover Or Two Mike Stinson - Stop The Bar, The Jukebox In Your Heart Bobby Dove - Sometimes it’s a Lonely Road, Hopeless Romantic Jerry Sires Band - I Found Me A Trailer That Mat…
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On this episode, Steven and deanna discuss the recommendations section of the recent report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration regarding "closed work permits and temporary foreign workers" (full report here). Our discussion also touches on the recently announced "Gender-based violence guiding principles and commitments" rele…
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Mike & The Moonpies - Might Be Wrong, Steak Night At The Prairie Rose Mike Maves - Sam Stone, Kandahar Deluxe Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle - Too Sober To Sleep, Let's Just Stay Here Silas Lowe - Moving To Manchaca, Wandering Father, Forgotten Son Lawrence Maxwell - Whiskey Songs, Almost Natural Random Canyon Growlers - Walls Of Time, Dickey Ain't Got…
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Andrew Mattu is the Principal Lawyer at Godwit Law Office, an immigration law firm, in Brampton ON. Ajaypal Singh Ahluwalia is an Associate at Godwit Law Office. We discuss restoration of status and Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs). Topics include how people fall out of status, eligibility for restoration of status, restoring to post-graduate work…
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A.J. Roach - Clinch River Blues, Revelation John Borra Band - Buffalo Jump, One Night At Seven In The Morning Zachary Lucky – John, The Wind Gurf Morlix - The Depths Of The Blues, In Love At Zero Degrees Oh Susanna - Down By The Quarry, Oh Susanna Rod Picott - River Runs, Stray Dogs Lost Planet Airmen - Oh Momma Momma, Back From The Ozone Rae Spoon…
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Douglas Cannon is a Partner at Elgin Cannon & Associates. A significant part of Doug's practice involves helping refugees and protected persons navigate and defend against "cessation" applications. Cessation applications can strip refugees of their refugee status, as well as Canadian permanent resident status, if it’s found that they no longer need…
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Junior Brown - My Baby Don't Dance To Nothing But Ernest Tubb, 12 Shades Of Brown Murder Murder - Sweet Revenge, From The Stillhouse Scott Nolan - No Bourbon & Bad Radio, No Bourbon & Bad Radio The Barlow - Bad Old Days, New Year, Old Me NQ Arbuckle - Red Wine, The Future Happens Anyway Yvette Landry - 120 Proof, Should Have Known Phil Lee - Just S…
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A discussion of Canada's 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan and the 2024 Report to Parliament on Immigration, in which the Trudeau government cut planned permanent residence levels by 20%, imposed caps on the number of international students and workers that would be allowed into the country and declared that they expect 1,000,000+ people currently …
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Mike West - Fog On The River, The Man Who Could Fall Backwards Eli Barsi - Screamin' Jimmy, In Tune 2017 Ian Tyson - Summer Wages, Frutigen, 1987 Kelly Willis with Kevin Welch - That'll Be Me, Kelly Willis Jaxon Haldane – Crystal, Down In Oklahoma Bob Weir - Lay My Lily Down, Blue Mountain Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Another Colorado, Live At The Iron Ho…
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Alice Craft is a Research Associate in the Immigration knowledge area at the Conference Board of Canada. She recently published a paper titled Small Business, Big Impact Immigrant Hiring and Integration in Five Canadian Cities. We discuss the key findings of that study -- namely, that: In fast-growing small and mid-sized Canadian cities, small and …
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Pauline Reese - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly The Jakebrakes - Keep On Truckin', Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years Volume III Mariel Buckley - Whatever Helps You, Everywhere I Used To Be Rick Shea - Blues Stop Knockin' At My Door, Love & Desperation Brian Sklar & The Tex Pistols - More Than You Deserve, Radioactiv…
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This episode orginally aired on October 28, 2016. A discussion of the role of immigration on the Vancouver housing market. Tom Davidoff is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business. He is frequently cited in the Vancouver media as being an expert on Vancouver's housing market, and was part of a team of…
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Mike Moffatt is the Senior Director of Policy and Innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group at Ivey Business School, Western University. He is the host of the Missing Middle podcast. 1:20 Mike's speech to the Liberal Cabinet in August 2024 re. the impact of the Tempora…
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