Media Roundup

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.


Global News – Guelph, Ont. Businessman Receives Order of Canada for Sponsoring Syrian Refugees

CEO and owner of Danby Appliances, Jim Estill, was recognized by Governor General Julie Payette for his work in bringing hundreds of Syrian refugees to the Guelph area. Since 2016, he has sponsored the settlement of 61 families at a cost of about $1.5 million. Estill has also helped arrange employment along with language and career counselling with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5055675/guelph-businessman-order-of-canada/

Global News – Safe Third Country Agreement ‘No Longer Working as Intended,’ Memo Reveals

Obtained by Global News under access-to-information laws, memos and briefing material shared with Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen ahead of a planned Jan. 18, 2018, meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — which was cancelled at the last minute — raised the Safe Third Country Agreement as a key issue. “With the recent influx of asylum seekers to Canada, the Safe Third Country Agreement is no longer working as intended,” the memo prepared for Hussen states.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5055035/safe-third-country-agreement-irregular-migration-canada/

La Presse.ca – « Nouvelle-Zélande : l’auteur du carnage de Christchurch inculpé pour meurtre »

L’extrémiste australien Brenton Tarrant a fait samedi avec la main le signe de reconnaissance des suprémacistes blancs devant le tribunal néo-zélandais qui l’inculpait de meurtre, au lendemain de son carnage dans deux mosquées de Christchurch, où 49 fidèles ont été tués.

https://www.lapresse.ca/international/asie-oceanie/201903/14/01-5218314-nouvelle-zelande-lauteur-du-carnage-de-christchurch-inculpe-pour-meurtre.php

L’Express – « Espagne : la droite offre de ne pas expulser les migrantes si elles font adopter leur bébé »

Un projet de loi qui fait scandale en Espagne. Le Parti populaire (conservateur) propose de retarder l’expulsion des femmes enceintes migrantes, si ces dernières consentent à abandonner leur bébé, rapporte El Pais. Une proposition que le parti espère pouvoir mettre en oeuvre en cas de victoire aux prochaines élections législatives. Selon son leader, Pablo Casado, la mesure viserait à lutter contre “l’hiver démographique” de l’Espagne qui fait face à une chute de sa natalité.

https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/europe/espagne-la-droite-offre-de-ne-pas-expulser-les-migrantes-si-elles-font-adopter-leur-bebe_2067117.html?fbclid=IwAR2JjIGyTOH7dpPKi7jmnrELds51ut0FcsQlrmu6PGVAFzrVaDDfefPy4cA#aPxqwsbMxHhK72j2.01

CBC News – Provincial Delegation Attempts to Woo 36 U.K. Doctors

Thirty-six doctors in the United Kingdom are lined up to meet with representatives from Nova Scotia to learn more about moving to the province. They’ll be coming together for meetings in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. Staff from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration, the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will make the trip. They will meet with physicians over several days to discuss immigration and employment options.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/doctors-recruitment-nova-scotia-united-kingdom-1.5054905

Chronicle Herald – Quebec’s Plan to Reduce Immigration Levels Won’t Help Newcomers: Study

The Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-economiques published a study Wednesday concluding that immigrants are faring better in Quebec than the government claims. Researcher Julia Posca said the employment rate among immigrants in Quebec has risen steadily to 79 per cent last year from about 70 per cent in 2009. She said almost 60 per cent of immigrants who arrive in Quebec are fluent in French or are bilingual. Given the data, the proposed law is built on perceptions and prejudices about immigrants, Posca said.

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/quebecs-plan-to-reduce-immigration-levels-wont-help-newcomers-study-291827/