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.
CTV News – UNB Prof Under Fire for Immigration Views to Retire, School Says
A University of New Brunswick professor denounced by colleagues for promoting what they say are racist arguments about immigration has agreed to retire. The school announced Tuesday that Ricardo Duchesne has provided his notice of early retirement “to focus on his own pursuits as an independent scholar.” Last week, more than 100 faculty members signed a letter denouncing him for arguments about multiculturalism and immigration that they labelled “racist and without academic merit.
CTV News – Family Avoiding Deportation Shares Life Inside Church
Fatmata Kargbo and her sons 12-year-old Thaduba and 6-year-old Mathebhe are working to turn a safe haven into a home after seeking sanctuary at Crestview Fellowship Church. Fatmata and her boys came to Winnipeg in 2016 with her then husband on Visitor Visas for a wedding. Her husband left them about two weeks later, divorcing her, she said. Fatmata says that’s when she felt her only option was to stay in Canada. “I have nowhere to go, nowhere to live,” said Fatmata, adding she applied for refugee status but was denied.
Le Devoir – Le ministère du Travail mène des perquisitions dans des agences de placement
Le ministère québécois du Travail a effectué mardi des perquisitions dans des agences de placement qui feraient affaire avec des « travailleurs vulnérables, parfois sans permis de travail » — notamment des travailleurs immigrants. Dans un communiqué, le ministère a précisé que son intervention se déroulait à huit endroits des régions de Montréal et de la Montérégie. Il dit avoir été informé sur « un possible stratagème frauduleux qui viserait des travailleurs vulnérables, parfois sans permis de travail ».
La Presse – Laïcité : les libéraux font appel à la mémoire de Marie-Claire Kirkland
Les libéraux font appel à la mémoire de Marie-Claire Kirkand, première femme élue à Québec, pour convaincre le gouvernement de la Coalition avenir Québec de ne pas «enlever des droits aux femmes» avec son projet de loi sur la laïcité. La porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière de laïcité, Hélène David, a dit mardi qu’elle vivait «une tristesse infinie» à commencer l’étude détaillée du projet de loi 21 dans la salle Marie-Claire Kirkland, récemment inaugurée dans le nouveau pavillon d’accueil de l’Assemblée nationale.
Globe and Mail – Employers Looking to Hire Temporary Foreign Workers Face Long Delays Due to Spike in Demand
The federal government says the volume of applications is up almost 25 per cent over last year – a development it says is partly because of Canada’s low unemployment rates. Employers who want to hire migrant workers in the “low-skill stream” are now waiting more than 100 days to find out if their labour market impact assessments (LMIA) will be approved. These assessments are necessary to prove the employer needs to hire temporary workers.
Global News – Liberals, CAQ in Stalemate Over Debate on Immigration Reform
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government’s proposed secularism bill and religious symbols ban passed second reading on Tuesday afternoon, following hours of debate on Monday that went well into the evening. The minister respondible for Bill 21, Simon Jolin-Barrette is also the minister responsible for Bill 9 on immigration. These are the two principal pieces of legislation the CAQ government wants to pass this month. However, the Liberal Opposition says the minister’s juggling act is “an issue for democracy.”
