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.


Globe and Mail – Canadian Veterans Group Gives Up Afghan Rescue Efforts, Citing Burnout and Ottawa’s Bureaucratic Roadblocks

The Veterans Transition Network, which says it raised $3.6-million and helped rescue 2,061 Afghans since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, 2021, is refocusing on its main priority of helping Canadian veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental-health problems. Oliver Thorne, VTN executive director, said onerous government paperwork, lack of federal funding and the difficulty of finding safe routes out of Afghanistan forced the charitable organization to give up its evacuation work.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-veterans-group-afghan-rescue-efforts/

CBC News – African Students Face Higher Financial Burden Lower Acceptance Rates to Study in Canada

In October and March, Christian — representing the African Scholars Initiative (ASI), an organization that mentors African scholars who intend to pursue graduate education in Canada — spoke to the House of Commons standing committee on citizenship and immigration about African students’ struggles applying for Canadian study permits. “The processing of immigration applications from Africa, especially the study permits, seems to be designed in such a way that people are actually denied of that opportunity I had,” he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/high-burden-of-proof-low-acceptance-rates-african-international-students-1.6420745

Ottawa Citizen – The matchmaker: Peggy Blair Finds Canadian Hosts for Ukrainian Asylum Seekers

Peggy Blair’s stint as a “matchmaker” for Ukrainian asylum seekers and host families started small and has spread its tendrils far and wide. A few weeks ago, she mused on Twitter that she had space for some asylum seekers in her home west of Ottawa, but no idea how to find candidates. Then she added her email address. Soon Blair was building a database of volunteer hosts and matching them with Ukrainians looking for a place to stay.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-matchmaker-peggy-blair-finds-canadian-hosts-for-ukrainian-asylum-seekers

Radio-Canada – De l’Ukraine à Montréal pour fuir une guerre « vraiment horrible »

Fuyant la guerre et les bombardements, quatre jeunes Ukrainiennes viennent de rejoindre l’Université de Montréal. Elles racontent leur périple. Pour faire venir ces étudiantes, l’Université de Montréal a mis en place un fonds humanitaire. Les jeunes femmes n’ont rien eu à débourser. Une demi-douzaine d’autres Ukrainiennes, provenant de la même université, devraient les retrouver prochainement, une fois les formalités administratives remplies.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1876677/ukraine-guerre-russie-montreal-universite-canada

CBC News – Ukraine Crisis Could Overshadow Plight Of Refugees Elsewhere, Warns UN Refugee Chief

The crisis in Ukraine could overshadow the plight of refugees elsewhere, particularly if defence spending diverts resources from international development aid, says United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “I understand the necessity of [military spending]. It has proven necessary to respond to this crisis, unfortunately,” Grandi told The Current’s Matt Galloway.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-global-refugee-crisis-and-what-can-be-done-to-help-1.68205/ukraine-crisis-could-overshadow-plight-of-refugees-elsewhere-warns-un-refugee-chief-1.641859441

CBC News – For P.E.I. Interpreters, Translating Is More Than Just Repeating Something In A Different Language

About 90 people are on call to assist newcomers with translation and interpretation services. Sitting somewhere inside a courthouse in the Bahamas, a young Kristina Sweeting would hear the same message repeated twice, once by a stranger and then again by her mother. “She’d have court cases to go to and sometimes she wouldn’t have anyone leaving us so she take me with me and I kind of sit in the back and watch her, and I just thought it was fascinating,” she said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-translator-interpreters-irsa-newcomers-1.6419716