More reason, less inflammation needed at immigration department

Published January 19, 2005

Up until last week it was Judy Sgro's job to land nearly 250,000 immigrants and refugees in 2005. Now that responsibility of dealing with the burden of a portfolio that receives more inflammatory comment than health, foreign affairs and defence put together is Joe Volpe's.

All government departments affect the lives of ordinary people in some way, but Immigration and Citizenship is unique in its demands....