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.
Le Devoir – Labeaume demande aux chefs des partis de faciliter l’immigration francophone
Les candidats à l’élection doivent en priorité faciliter l’immigration francophone, a déclaré lundi le maire de Québec, Régis Labeaume, lors de la présentation de sa traditionnelle liste de demandes. « Les exemples sont malheureusement trop nombreux où le dédale des services administratifs peut avoir raison de la bonne volonté des employeurs et des candidats potentiels », a déclaré le maire en conférence de presse.
Global News – Conservatives Want to End ‘Birth Tourism’ in Canada — But What Exactly Is the Contested Issue?
Currently, Canada’s law says anyone who is born on Canadian soil receives citizenship (even if your parents aren’t Canadian citizens). But this law has been highly debated, with some politicians and citizens dubbing it “birth tourism.” So-called “birth tourism” is when pregnant, non-Canadian women fly to Canada in order to give birth and secure citizenship for their babies. The practice has received criticism in the past, with a petition started in March by a Richmond, B.C. resident, Kerry Starchuk.
Globe and Mail – Refugee Advocates Criticize Scheer Over Policy Seeking to End Birthright Citizenship
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s attempt to defend a controversial policy which seeks to end birthright citizenship isn’t sitting well with refugee advocates who say the policy could lead to stateless children. Tories who attended the biennial convention in Halifax passed a new party policy, which is non-binding, that calls for the government to enact legislation to end birthright citizenship in Canada “unless one of the parents of the child born in Canada is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.”
CTV News – Canadian Mom’s Kids Treated as Foreigners Thanks to Citizenship Law
The two children of Vicki Maruyama – a Canadian citizen—were able to get into the country last week from Japan under a temporary resident permit. Maruyama’s family is another example of how a law designed to stop people from taking advantage of the perks of citizenship seems to be ensnaring people with real ties to Canada. She was born in Hong Kong to Canadian citizen parents. The family moved to Edmonton, and settled there for decades. Maruyama then moved to Japan to teach English and learned of the new rules in 2009 while eight months pregnant.
CTV News – Canada Has ‘Significant Opportunity’ to Help End Rohingya Crisis: Bob Rae
As the UN released a report Monday calling for six Myanmar military leaders to be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, Canada’s special envoy to the country believes the federal government has a “significant opportunity” to help resolve the conflict. Bob Rae told CTV News Channel that the Canadian government will need to talk with other countries about what steps they can take in ending the year-long crisis.
CBC News – ‘We Need Immigration’: Quebec City Presses Next Provincial Government to Bring in More Newcomers
Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume has called on the next provincial government to relax the rules for immigrants who have jobs lined up in the province, as the region is struggling with a severe workforce deficit. In a 12-page document outlining his priorities, Labeaume said the city needs at least 5,300 more immigrants to join the workforce annually over the next five years.
