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.


Le Soleil – La CAQ imposerait un « test des valeurs » aux immigrants pour bloquer le burkini

François Legault se «fiche» d’être comparé à Donald Trump. Il imposerait aux immigrants un «test des valeurs» qui, croit-il, pourrait barrer la route à certains défenseurs du burkini. Le premier ministre Philippe Couillard et la co-porte-parole de Québec solidaire Françoise David ont beau l’avoir associé au candidat républicain […].

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/politique/201608/29/01-5015121-la-caq-imposerait-un-test-des-valeurs-aux-immigrants-pour-bloquer-le-burkini.php

CBC – Protesters Call into Question the “Dark Side” of Canada’s Immigration System at Winnipeg Rally

Around 50 people were at the Manitoba Legislative building on Thursday evening, signs in hand, protesting indefinite immigrant detention in Canada. Specifically, they say they were standing in solidarity with 50 immigration detainees at two Ontario prisons, who went on a hunger strike more than two weeks ago to protest Canada’s policy.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rally-winnipeg-manitoba-refugee-hunger-strike-ontario-immigration-migrant-1.3699978

CBC – Trump’s Immigration Talk Runs into Reality at the Mexican Border

The effect of undocumented labour extends all the way to Canada’s kitchen tables. Whether or not they’re aware of it, Canadians have a distant personal connection to the migrants who’ve become a major U.S. election issue. In a literal sense, Canada eats the fruits of their labour. Dennis Nuxoll of the Western Growers farming association said of the 400,000 farm workers in California alone, the majority are believed to have falsified work documents.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-mexico-border-1.3738896

The Globe and Mail – Where Key Countries Stand on Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Faced with more than 1 million migrants flooding across the Mediterranean last year, European nations tightened border controls, set up naval patrols to stop smugglers, negotiated an agreement with Turkey to limit the numbers crossing, shut the Balkan route used by hundreds of thousands, and tried to speed up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/where-key-countries-stand-on-europes-ongoing-refugee-crisis/article31586516/

CBC – Nova Scotia Universities Turn on the Charm to Lure International Students

Nova Scotia post-secondary institutions are hoping a warm welcome will go a long way toward drawing even more international students to the province.  Edunova, a non-profit promoter of the education sector in the province, has set up a booth at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport to welcome students as they arrive to study.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/universities-international-students-1.3737473

The Tyee – New Guide Created to Combat Islamophobia in Schools

A collection of organizations hopes a new guidebook for educators will help fight Islamophobia and its effect on Muslim children in Canadian classrooms. The National Council of Canadian Muslims, the Islamic Social Services Association and the Canadian Human Rights Commission worked on the guide, which also suggests ways for educators to better support recent refugee children.

http://www.thetyee.ca/News/2016/08/26/Islamophobia-School-Resources/