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La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.
Le Devoir – Des milliers de Montréalais ont manifesté contre le racisme et la violence policière
La colère suscitée par le décès de George Floyd, cet Afro-Américain qui a péri lors d’une intervention policière à Minneapolis, s’est transportée jusqu’à Montréal dimanche, où des milliers de personnes ont manifesté pour dénoncer le racisme et la violence policière. « Justice pour George Floyd » ; « Black Lives Matter », pouvait-on lire sur les pancartes des manifestants. Ils étaient des milliers à s’être réunis en fin d’après-midi devant le quartier général du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), remplissant rapidement le parterre du Quartier des spectacles et les rues avoisinantes.
National Post – Canadian Community Organizations, Advocates Fill Information Gaps on COVID-19 for Non-English Speakers
When Mary Rose Manzano-Leal called Filipino employees of a coronavirus-stricken meat-packing plant in Alberta last month, the physician says they expressed relief as soon she began speaking their language. “When I tell them that I can speak Tagalog … they suddenly perk up and become interested in speaking with me.” Across Canada, community organizations, advocates, researchers and health workers are filling gaps in information about COVID-19 in languages other than English.
Globe and Mail – Ottawa Urged to Open Its Doors to People Fleeing Hong Kong
Parliamentarians and human-rights groups, including Amnesty International, are urging Canada to open its doors to people fleeing Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing’s decision to impose a national security law on the former British colony. They also called on Canadian lawmakers to resume parliamentary hearings on Canada-China relations and to be prepared to slap sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for quashing dissent in Hong Kong. Nearly 50 Hong Kong residents, most of them activists, have already applied for refugee status in Canada.
Toronto Star – ‘Racism Exists in Canada:’ These Are the Stories From People Who Have Lived It As Eyes Turn on U.S. After George Floyd Death in Minneapolis
Protesters have spilled out across America following the death of George Floyd — whose last moments, captured on phone video as a police officer knelt on his neck, set fire to long-simmering concerns about police brutality against the Black community. Back home, Canadians have also taken to the streets in solidarity, with leaders quick to dispel what they say are misconceptions that racial tensions only exist in the U.S.
CBC News – How Filipino-Canadian Care Aides Are Disproportionately Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
The epicentre of B.C.’s COVID-19 outbreak has been long-term care homes and assisted living facilities, where a disproportionate number of care aides are Filipina women, according to Leonora Angeles, an associate professor with UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. Due to federal immigration and labour policies such as the Live-in Caregiver Program, many Filipino-Canadians are kept working in low-wage sectors such as domestic child care and seniors’ care, she said.
CBC News – Thousands Rally in Toronto to Protest Racism in Wake of the Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet
Thousands of people took part in a rally downtown on Saturday to protest racism around the world and to demand answers in the death of 29-year-old Toronto resident Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The peaceful rally, organized by a group dubbed Not Another Black Life, comes on the heels of high-profile, police-involved deaths in both Canada and the United States.
