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.


New Canadian Media – Indigenous chief champions harmony: Record immigration numbers welcomed with open arms

A staunch defender of Indigenous rights and culture in Canada says he’s not worried that a record number of immigrants are making their way into the country.

Instead, Chief Allan Polchies Jr. of the New Brunswick-based Sitansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation is embracing newcomers and applauding them for a willingness to learn about Aboriginal customs and for their overall commitment to make a better society.

https://www.newcanadianmedia.ca/indigenous-chief-champions-harmony-record-immigration-numbers-welcomed-with-open-arms/

CBC – ‘Think of what made those people’ cross border, says Winnipegger originally from Chad after 7 arrested

The sounds of a drum and the national anthem of Chad echoed through the sanctuary at Knox United Church Thursday — a tune familiar to Raymond Ngarboui, for whom the north-central African country was once home.

He came to Canada by way of Cameroon at the end of 2005 as part of a federal government-sponsored refugee program, but he’s aware not everyone has that kind of opportunity.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipegger-shocked-but-not-surprised-at-recent-crossing-1.7108931?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Toronto Star – Is Canada’s consensus on immigration fracturing?

For decades, there was solid political and social consensus on immigration in Canada. But recently, cracks in that consensus have emerged.

In 2023, Canada’s population hit 40 million, after growing by more than a million people in one year. Most of that growth was in temporary residents, such as international students and temporary foreign workers.

https://www.thestar.com/podcasts/its-political/is-canada-s-consensus-on-immigration-fracturing/article_53cf4984-c6d0-11ee-b574-4f2859d9434b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

The Globe and Mail – Palestinians face red tape, delays in applications to come to Canada, families here say

The federal government is facing mounting criticism over an immigration program that’s meant to reunite Canadians and permanent residents with their relatives who are trapped in Gaza. People trying to bring their loved ones here, and the lawyers representing them, say the program is restrictive, confusing and intrusive.

The Globe spoke with several Palestinian-Canadians and permanent residents, as well as lawyers who are counselling or representing them, about the challenges they’ve faced.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-palestinian-gaza-canada-immigration/

CTV News – Canadians’ families blocked from leaving Gaza, immigration minister ‘pissed off’

Canada’s immigration minister is “pissed off” that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip, he said Wednesday.

Ottawa started accepting applications last month to reunite as many as 1,000 people in the Palestinian territory with extended family members in Canada.

Canada provided an initial list of pre-approved people to Israel and Egypt, who jointly control the only border crossing out of Gaza.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/canadians-families-blocked-from-leaving-gaza-immigration-minister-pissed-off-1.6759594?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

The Globe and Mail – Yes, immigration has weighed on the economy, but it is not the enemy

Two pillars can be characterized as the lifeblood of modern economies – immigration and infrastructure.

Ideally, they’re dance partners – one always moving attentively in response to the other. A careful, constructed harmony.

In reality, they can and do fall badly out of step.

Right now, Canadians are experiencing the pain of that reality. Homes are desperately needed; too few are being built. Hospital wings and hospital beds are called for, none can be found. Overcrowded schools, roads and transit systems require renovation, and no workers can be hired to repair them.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-yes-immigration-has-weighed-on-the-economy-but-it-is-not-the-enemy/