The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Toronto Star – Justice Minister Swats Back at Ontario Attorney General Over Refugee Legal Aid Spending
The Ontario government’s rejection of shared responsibility for legal aid is an “excuse for spending cuts” that will leave many of the province’s most vulnerable at greater risk, federal Justice Minister David Lametti said Tuesday. The federal government has consistently recognized the importance of working with its provincial counterparts on matters relating to legal aid, Lametti wrote in a letter dated Tuesday to the Ontario attorney general. “It will perhaps come as no surprise that I strongly disagree with the path that Premier (Doug) Ford has chosen,” he wrote.
CBC News – Canada Needs More Empathetic, Responsive Immigration System, Panellists Say
Canada’s immigration system needs to be become more empathetic and responsive to today’s challenges, according to a panel of immigrants living in New Brunswick. Discussing issues such as family reunification, entrepreneurialism and training certification, four panellists on the CBC New Brunswick Political Panel Podcast described what they see it as a rigid, outdated system. Kjeld-Mizpah Conyers-Steed, the executive director of the New Brunswick Student Alliance, said her fellow panellists’ stories of difficulties navigating the system show a need for newcomers to be at the policymaking table.
Toronto Star – Colombian-Canadians Rally for Peace Amid Rising Violence Back Home
It was with great fanfare that the Colombian government signed a peace deal in 2016 with rebel fighters, heralding a new beginning for the South American country after decades of war and conflict. But peace has proved elusive amid rising bloodshed, a spike in killings of civil rights leaders and former guerrillas by paramilitaries and criminal groups and the slow pace of reconciliation. Almost three years after the peace deal was signed, Colombian-Canadians will take to the streets on Friday as part of a global effort to draw attention to the situation in their homeland.
Depuis qu’un bombardement aérien a semé l’horreur dans un centre de détention en Libye, début juillet, il n’est plus possible de se mettre la tête dans le sable. Renvoyer des migrants vers ce pays équivaut à les envoyer à la mort. Le raid du 2 juillet a frappé une prison relevant du gouvernement d’union nationale qui se bat pour préserver le contrôle sur la capitale, Tripoli. Et qui fait face à l’offensive militaire de l’homme fort de l’est du pays, le général Khalifa Haftar, dont l’armée est vraisemblablement responsable du funeste bombardement.
Info–Radio-Canada – Pompeo reconnaît « les progrès significatifs » du Mexique »
Mexico a annoncé dimanche être parvenu à éviter des négociations avec Washington sur un statut de « pays tiers sûr » après que le secrétaire d’État américain Mike Pompeo a salué les efforts des autorités mexicaines dans la lutte contre les migrants clandestins qui font route vers les États-Unis.
CBC News – Homeless Immigrant Builds ‘Magnificent’ Winnipeg Shack After Promise of Better Life in Canada Falls Through
Allan Par immigrated to Winnipeg from Manila, Philippines, with the help of sponsors nine years ago. He says he bounced from job to job in the first three years but was repeatedly let go without explanation. When his relationship and living arrangement with his sponsors soured, he found himself with no money and nowhere to turn. “I expected … here in Canada, I have a better job, I have a better work, I have a better life,” he said. “But it’s the reverse.”
