Brampton teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
Published 35 minutes ago

Dylan C. Robertson
Staff Reporter

Police have arrested a Brampton teacher following allegations of sexual assault involving a former student.

David Lang, 29, is charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault.

He was held for a bail hearing and will appear in Brampton court on June 4.

Lang is a teacher at Cheyne Middle School in Brampton. He has spent the past three years with the Peel District School Board, and also taught at Fairwind Public School in Mississauga and Williams Parkway Senior Public School in Brampton.

He was arrested following a complaint from a 13-year-old girl, who is a former student.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3460 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney makes welcome changes to refugee bill
Published On Sun, 13 May 2012

thestar.com

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It’s rare and refreshing to see a member of Stephen Harper’s cabinet offer to amend a punitive piece of legislation.

“We have listened to parliamentarians on Bill C-31 (which overhauls Canada’s refugee system) and as a result we have a stronger bill,” Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told fellow MPs. “The government is open to reasonable suggestions.”

The changes he is proposing won’t satisfy refugee advocates, human rights activists or the opposition parties. But they would alleviate one of the harshest provisions of the legislation.

The original version of the bill, tabled in February, said asylum seekers who are part of “mass arrivals” would face mandatory detention for 12 months with no review. The amended version would require an initial review within 14 days, a second review six months later.