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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 Soleil – Des matchs de hockey antiracistes en Gaspésie
Touchés par les propos racistes tenus le 4 janvier dans un match à Paspébiac, des membres d’un groupe de joueurs francophones, autochtones et anglophones gaspésiens et néo-brunswickois entendent organiser deux matchs de hockey antiracistes à Paspébiac, le 29 mars. Le groupe veut organiser une partie pour les jeunes, puis les plus vieux joueront à leur tour, comme ils le font depuis des années, deux fois par semaine, à l’aréna de Campbellton, au Nouveau-Brunswick.
CBC News – Travellers at Pearson to Be Asked About Coronavirus Amid Pneumonia Outbreak in China
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, told reporters on Monday that travellers will be asked a screening question at electronic immigration kiosks if they have travelled to areas affected by the coronavirus in the last 14 days and they will be reminded to report flu-like symptoms to border services agents. There will also be messaging on arrival screens about the coronavirus, Tam said.
National Post – Quebec Minister Says Reform Needed After People Line Up for Days to Sponsor Refugees
The government said it would only accept 750 privately-sponsored refugee applications for the entire province. Most were reserved for organizations seeking to bring an asylum seeker to Quebec, while just 100 applications were reserved for groups of two to five people hoping to sponsor a refugee. The Immigration Department held to a first-come, first-served policy, and it only accepted applications by courier, one at a time. As a consequence, people began lining up Friday inside the department’s Montreal offices, waiting for the bureaus to open Monday morning at 8:30 a.m.
La Presse – Projet Immersion : le choc du voile pour des policiers de Longueuil
Trente policiers retirés de la patrouille pendant cinq semaines pour plonger dans des réalités qu’ils connaissent peu ou mal. Privés de leur arme et de leur uniforme, ils sont déstabilisés dès le départ. La Presse a eu un accès exclusif à cette expérience totalement inédite. « Ici, c’est ce qu’on appelle un temple sikh ? » L’imam Foudil Selmoune se tourne vers le jeune policier qui vient de lui poser la question en dissimulant mal son étonnement. L’imam se doutait qu’ils auraient beaucoup de questions sur l’islam. Mais un tel niveau d’ignorance le renverse.
CBC News – Quebec Opens Immigration Offices for the Weekend, as Would-Be Refugee Sponsors Vie for Place in Line
The Quebec government has opened the doors of its immigration offices for the weekend, so that people who want to sponsor a refugee family can stay out of the cold while they line up to submit one of the 750 applications being accepted on a first come, first served basis. Immigration advocacy organizations had raised the alarm that hundreds of would-be refugee sponsors would likely be waiting outside through the weekend for doors to open at 8 a.m. Monday, despite the extreme cold temperatures.
CBC News – ‘I’m Appalled’: Lawyers Alarmed as Ottawa Gives More Powers to U.S. Border Officers at Canadian Airports
Concerns are mounting over added powers Ottawa has granted U.S. customs officers to strip-search, question and detain U.S.-bound travellers — on Canadian soil. The changes are part of Canada’s new preclearance act, which the federal government says will enhance border security and make travel to the U.S. easier. But Pantea Jafari, an Iranian-Canadian immigration lawyer, fears it could make travel more difficult for her. That’s because the act gives U.S. customs officers in Canada broader interrogation powers — at a time when the U.S. has toughened its stance on immigration and has increasingly hostile relations with Iran.
