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.


CBC News – Sask. Residents Shed ‘Tears of Joy’ After Stay Granted to Family Facing Deportation

Hundreds in a small Saskatchewan town are breathing a sigh of relief after finding out a family set to be deported to Honduras within two weeks gets to stay. Victor Santos said the two-year extension will give them more time to seek advice on what to do next and find a way to stay. Currently, the family is waiting to hear back on an application for permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds because of one of their son’s medical issues.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-family-deportation-1.4174481

Toronto Star – Muslim Leaders Urge Government to Help Protect Mosques, Schools

Some Muslim community leaders are urging the federal government to do more to help protect their mosques and schools amid an increase in hate crimes. In April, Public Safety Canada announced it would double its annual funding for the Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program from $1 million to $2 million over each of the next five years. The program allows not-for-profit groups linked to a community at risk of being victimized by hate crimes to apply for funding to help pay the costs of security improvements at places of worship, schools and community centres. But some, such as Imran Haq, executive director of the Al Huda Institute, were told this week their applications have been denied.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/06/22/muslim-leaders-urge-government-to-help-protect-mosques-schools.html

Globe and Mail – Quebec Premier Couillard, in Change of Tone, Ties Michigan Attack to Islam

Philippe Couillard, long seen as an ally in Quebec’s mainstream Muslim communities, has for years taken pains to avoid linking the broader Islamic faith to terrorist attacks, including those perpetrated by Quebeckers on Canadian soil. On Thursday, one day after a Quebec man was accused of wounding a police officer while shouting the Islamic phase “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) in an airport in Flint, Mich., Mr. Couillard dramatically shifted approach.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-premier-couillard-in-change-of-tone-ties-michigan-attack-to-islam/article35441387/

Toronto Star – Federal Government Passes Law to End ‘Second-Class Citizenship’

The Liberals repealed a law put in place by their Tory predecessor that gave Ottawa the power to strip citizenship from naturalized citizens for crimes committed after citizenship has already been granted — something critics said created two distinct classes of citizens, those born here and abroad. Other changes that will take effect this fall include: reducing the residency requirement to three out of five years from four out of six; shrinking the age group that must meet language and knowledge requirements to 18-54 years from 14-64 years; allowing refugees, foreign students and workers to count their temporary residence in Canada toward their citizenship residency obligation.

https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2017/06/22/federal-government-passes-law-to-end-second-class-citizenship.html