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.
CBC News – P.E.I. Looks to Foreign Workers to Maintain PNP Immigration Levels
The P.E.I. government plans to increase the number of foreign workers it sponsors for permanent Canadian residency as part of its overall plan to maintain immigration at the highest levels seen in a decade. A new internal review of the province’s provincial nominee (PNP) program also recommends the province “explore additional avenues … to mitigate potential fraud.” The review projects an increase in the number of workers the province plans to sponsor to fill job vacancies to 425 in 2019, nearly twice the number of workers the province sponsored in 2017.
CBC News – Cannabis and the Border: What Pot-Smoking Canadians Need to Know
Beginning Oct. 17, more and more travellers could be forced to answer an uncomfortable question posed by wary American customs officers: Have you ever smoked pot? Questions about cannabis use have dogged some Canadian travellers in recent years, with mixed results. Thousands of Canadians have been denied entry to the U.S., while others have been banned simply for admitting they’ve smoked a joint once in their lives. For American border guards, a confession is just as good as a conviction.
Global News – Will Legal Cannabis Users Be Able to Cross the U.S. Border? ‘It’s Anyone’s Guess,’ Lawyer Says
Last week, U.S. border officials quietly issued a statement saying that Canadians who work in the legal cannabis industry will be free to enter the United States. On the eve of legalization, though, U.S. immigration lawyers say they have no idea whether ordinary Canadians will be barred for life from the U.S. for legal marijuana use in this country. U.S. law certainly allows for it: non-Americans can be barred at the border for being “abusers” of drugs including marijuana, whether or not it was legal where it was consumed.
CTV News – Canada Should Do More to Help Women Refugees Worldwide: Oxfam Canada
According to a new report from Oxfam Canada, which takes a close look at how Canada provides international humanitarian aid, the Canadian government could and should be doing more to address gender-specific challenges faced by female refugees affected by wars and displacement. Some of the findings are unsettling, including a statistic showing 25 to 50 per cent of maternal deaths in refugee camps are caused by unsafe abortions and related complications.
Le Soleil – Le Canada devrait en faire plus pour les femmes réfugiées
Le gouvernement féministe autoproclamé de Justin Trudeau pourrait et devrait faire davantage pour s’attaquer aux problèmes reliés au genre de femmes déplacées par des guerres et des conflits à travers le monde.
Le Devoir – Un regard français sur le modèle de cohabitation à la québécoise
La Française Sabine Choquet est arrivée au Québec il y a une quinzaine d’années pour critiquer la cohabitation multiculturaliste à la canadienne ou interculturaliste à la québécoise. Elle en est repartie avec une thèse de doctorat et maintenant un nouvel essai exposant une compréhension lucide mais finalement favorable à cet exemple de vivre ensemble, Unis par la diversité. Ces pays forgés par leurs différences (Les Belles lettres). Elle peut même se permettre de critiquer les savants et commentateurs québécois qui n’en ont que pour le modèle de la laïcité républicaine et de l’unité nationale.
