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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 News – ‘We Don’t Feel Safe at All’: Afghan Documentarians, Filmmakers Plead for Asylum in Canada
The fall of Afghanistan’s capital over a month ago to Taliban insurgents not only robbed Saleem Yousofzada of sleep, but of hope. The Kabul-based filmmaker has, like numerous other documentarians, been living in fear of reprisal from militants for long depicting the experiences and highlighting the voices of Afghans in the country, now under new Taliban rule. “They just lost totally their hopes. They don’t have hopes for the future,” said Yousofzada in a video interview in reference to fellow Kabul-based filmmakers.
CBC News – Canadian Immigrants Take a Trip to Northern B.C., in Preparation for Monday’s Federal Election
With the federal election set for Monday a pair of Chinese-Canadians from the Lower Mainland say they are feeling more informed and prepared to vote after returning home from a self-guided tour around northern B.C. Amy Xu said when the temporary restrictions for non-essential travel ended her friend, Roger Xiao, invited her on a group trip to learn about the history of Canada and the importance of reconciliation. “As immigrants, we have to try to understand the politics and culture … so we are lucky we had this trip to learn,” Xu said.
Toronto Star – ‘Do Not Enter’: Why Are Migrant Worker Bunkhouses Not Part of Workplace Safety Inspections?
In some provinces, they’re known as “captive workers”: those who, because of the circumstances of their job, have no choice but to live in employer-provided housing. In Ontario, roughly 20,000 workers fall into this category — living and working on local farms after arriving each season from Mexico and the Caribbean. Since the pandemic began, more than 2,500 temporary foreign workers in the province have contracted COVID-19 on the job, with experts pointing to a significant risk factor: communal bunkhouses.
CBC News – Between violence and vandalism, the parties are experiencing a very ugly campaign | CBC News Loaded Politics Between violence and vandalism, the parties are experiencing a very ugly campaign
The three main parties say they’ve experienced ugly incidents on the campaign trail, ranging from vandalism to assault. Some party operatives say it’s the nastiest campaign they’ve ever experienced. The RCMP, which provides protection to the leaders of political parties with official party status in the House of Commons, said it has noticed more such incidents during this campaign. “RCMP protective details have witnessed an increase in numbers in spite of a shorter election period than in 2019,” said Cpl. Kim Chamberland.
London Free Press – Raptors, Leafs alumni coming to London to take stand against hate
The Toronto Raptors and former Toronto Maple Leafsare coming to London to take a stand against hate in the wake of the Afzaal family tragedy in June. The 2019 NBA champions will hold their annual open practice at Budweiser Gardens Oct. 2 and the Leafs alumni will face off against each other the following day. The Leafs crew includes Wendel Clark, Darcy Tucker, Tomas Kaberle, Nik Antropov and Rick Vaive.
Le Devoir – Un organisme de parrainage de réfugiés poursuit Québec
Un organisme de parrainage de réfugiés de Montréal poursuit en justice le ministère de l’Immigration. L’organisme reproche au ministère d’avoir changé les règles sans préavis et manqué d’équité et de transparence dans la gestion du dépôt des dossiers de parrainage de réfugiés en janvier 2020. La requête obtenue par Le Devoir exige carrément l’annulation et la reprise modifiée de tout le processus.
