Voies vers la prospérité: Canada

Deux organismes francophones critiquent sévèrement l’inaction de la Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (SANB) dans le dossier de l’accueil des réfugiés syriens. Au même moment, un activiste francophone de Moncton offre un logement gratuit pendant un an à toute famille syrienne qui inscrira ses enfants à l’école francophone.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2016/02/05/017-refugies-syriens-inaction-sanb-acadie.shtml

De la Suède à l’Italie, la vague migratoire massive et la menace islamiste font progresser les partis populistes. Les électeurs ont une humeur changeante et si les politiciens en place ne répondent pas à leurs attentes, ils vont voir ailleurs. La loi est implacable. Les années de récession et de crise de l’euro l’avaient montré avec l’alternance […].

http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2016/02/05/01003-20160205ARTFIG00346-l-europe-face-a-la-montee-des-partis-anti-migrants.php

Des étudiants internationaux se disent victimes de discrimination, de harcèlement, d’injustice et de favoritisme dans leur programme des Sciences infirmières à l’Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston (UMCE). Dans une lettre envoyée à plusieurs instances gouvernementales et aux médias en fin d’après-midi vendredi […].

http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2016/02/05/etudiants-internationaux-se-disent-victimes-dinjustices-a-lumce/

After an Ottawa settlement agency raised concerns about Syrian refugees turning down housing over its location, the parliamentary secretary for Canada’s immigration minister says that’s a normal request for immigrants. Carl Nicholson, the executive director of the Catholic Centre for Immigrants, said Thursday that some government-sponsored refugees are turning down the housing options they’re offered because they want to be closer to people they know, near mosques or away from areas where they’ve heard gang activity exists.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/arif-virani-syrian-refugee-housing-1.3435718

This week a U.S. Senate committee took a closer look at Canada’s plan to fast-track Syrian refugees, and whether it comes at a cost to American security. “We have a pretty unsecure border with Canada, it’s just never really represented much of a threat,” said Republican Senator Ron Johnson, speaking earlier this week at a Senate committee in Washington. “Islamic terror represents a threat. This is real. It is growing. This is a legitimate concern. We are all compassionate. We want to solve these problems but we want to recognize our responsibility to do everything we can to keep this nation safe and secure.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/toronto-lawyer-outlines-security-risks-of-syrian-refugees-to-u-s-lawmakers-1.3434236

The shortage of affordable homes isn’t just a problem for newcomers. The urgent need of Syrian refugees shines a light on a much larger housing crisis. Across Canada, 40 per cent of renter households spend much more than they can afford on housing. Families struggle to pay rent and put food on the table. Even in a country as wealthy as ours, 235,000 people experience homelessness each year. […] For incoming refugee families of up to 10 people, for example, finding a home that is affordable and a decent size is especially challenging.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/02/05/refugees-needs-expose-canadas-housing-crisis.html