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 – DiverseCity Multicultural Festival Shows Changing Face of P.E.I.

The changing face of Prince Edward Island was proudly on display Sunday in Charlottetown. The 10th annual DiverseCity Multicultural Street Festival featured about 60 cultures. […] Hammad Ahmed, with Muslim Youth PEI, said the festival important because it allows people to experience the different cultures for themselves.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-diversecity-multicultural-festival-1.3653533

CBC – Temporary Foreign Worker Program: 4 Changes Needed, Reis Pagtakhan Says

Currently, only highly skilled workers have a clear path to permanent residency. For what the government calls low-skilled workers, pathways to permanent residency are only available in certain provinces (one of which is Manitoba). Because employers must prove that no Canadians are willing and able to take a job before being able to hire temporary foreign workers, they should be allowed to assist their employees to apply for permanent residency if the shortage of workers remains chronic.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/temporary-foreign-worker-program-commentary-pagtakhan-1.3639611

Metro News Toronto – Refugees Welcome: Bloor West Village Rallies Against Racism, Islamophobia

Residents of Bloor West Village rallied in support of refugees and tolerance Saturday, countering an anti-Islam group’s message during a march from the week before. More than 60 community members unfurled signs reading, “Refugees Welcome,” and chanted, “Refugees in, racists out,” drawing car honks and thanks from passersby under the midday sun Saturday. […] A dozen or so people from Pegida, an anti-immigrant group that began in Germany and has recently metastasized overseas, strolled the same ground on June 18.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/06/26/bloor-west-village-rallies-against-racism-islamophobia.html

Reuters Canada – Switzerland Set to Ask EU for Limited Migration Curbs: President

Switzerland will propose in talks with Brussels that it should be allowed to protect economic sectors in specific regions against immigration from the European Union, its president told a Sunday newspaper. Switzerland only has until February to implement a binding 2014 referendum demanding limits on the influx of foreigners to a country whose population is already a quarter foreign.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0ZC0PJ

Le Devoir – Obama doit faire son deuil de sa réforme de l’immigration

Dans la dernière ligne droite de son second mandat, le président américain, Barack Obama, a essuyé, jeudi 23 juin, un sérieux revers dans son programme de réformes. La Cour suprême des États-Unis a en effet bloqué son projet sur l’immigration, qui visait à régulariser plus de cinq millions de personnes en situation irrégulière.

http://www.ledevoir.com/international/etats-unis/474217/obama-doit-faire-le-deuil-de-sa-reforme-de-l-immigration