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.
Global News – Canada to Use Voice Recognition, Monitoring Technology to Keep Migrants Out of Detention
The federal government plans to rely on electronic monitoring, telephone reporting and community supervision to avoid locking up migrants while they await immigration hearings. The government has spelled out details of how it will try to find alternatives to jailing newcomers to Canada, including use of voice recognition and monitoring technology to track people released in the community. The $138-million overhaul is intended to ensure detention is a last resort.
The Guardian – Amid Focus on Immigration from South, Illegal Crossings from Canada Surge
While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, concern is growing over the number of foreigners entering the US illegally across the porous northern border with Canada. While the number of arrests is tiny compared with the southern border, the human smuggling is just as sophisticated. Driving the increase here, officials say, is the ease of entry into Canada, where visas are no longer required for Mexicans, and a border that receives less scrutiny and resources than the southern border.
Radio-Canada – Le plan d’Ottawa pour répondre aux flux migratoires est solide, assure Ralph Goodale
Critiqué par les conservateurs en comité parlementaire, le ministre de la Sécurité publique, Ralph Goodale, a assuré que son gouvernement a un plan stratégique solide pour faire face à la hausse des flux migratoires, notamment en provenance des États-Unis. Cette « réunion d’urgence » du Comité sur l’immigration irrégulière en provenance de la frontière avec les États-Unis a […].
L’Actualité – La détention des immigrants au Canada est notée sévèrement par une vérificatrice
Une vérification fédérale sur la façon dont l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) traite les détenus de l’immigration, pendant que leur dossier est examiné par une commission, tire des constats extrêmement critiques et alimente les appels en faveur d’une réforme fondamentale du système. En septembre 2017, le président de la Commission de l’immigration et du statut […].
Montreal Gazette – Protesters Rally in Downtown Montreal Denouncing Deportations to Haiti
About 30 protesters carried signs denouncing strict immigration policies and chanted “Nobody is illegal” outside the offices of Immigration Canada at the corner of St-Antoine and Cathédrale Sts. downtown on Saturday. They denounced the Canadian government’s policy of deporting people to Haiti while violent protests continue to take place throughout the country. “These people are being deported back to danger,” said Jennie-Laure Sully, a demonstrator who works with Solidarity Across Borders, the group that organized the event.
CBC News – On the Menu for Asylum Seekers — Meals that Meet Religious Needs
A CBSA spokesperson said it provides sandwiches, juice boxes, granola bars and frozen meals when the time to process an asylum seeker is “extensive.” The agency has a number of options on the menu, including vegetarian selections. The Canada Border Services Agency has been making sure religious dietary concerns are respected, according to documents CBC News obtained under the Access to Information Act. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, approximately $770,500 was spent on food and drinks given to asylum seekers who walked into Canada.
