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 – Struggles of Edmonton LGBTQ Refugees Explored in New Documentary
A Long Road to Peace, directed and produced by local filmmaker Katie Cutting, chronicles the stories of nine refugees who have made their home in Alberta’s capital. The film was spearheaded by Adebayo Katiiti, a transgender swimmer and advocate who claimed asylum in Edmonton in 2016, fearing further persecution in his home country of Uganda. Katiiti is among a growing number of LGBTQ people seeking asylum in Canada, especially vulnerable refugees who aren’t always getting the help they need.
La Presse – Un dépliant à Plattsburgh encourage les migrants à traverser au Canada
Un dépliant circule aux États-Unis pour encourager les demandeurs d’asile à traverser la frontière au chemin Roxham, décrit comme «le passage irrégulier et non officiel» pour entrer au Canada. Le feuillet d’une page porte le logo de Plattsburgh Cares, un organisme qui vient en aide aux réfugiés. Il détaille la marche à suivre pour les demandeurs d’asile qui souhaitent se rendre au Canada […].
Le Monde – Italie : « La question migratoire est un des rares sujets sur lesquels M5S et La Ligue s’accordent »
Notre correspondant à Rome, Jérôme Gautheret, a répondu à vos questions à la suite de la nomination de Giuseppe Conte à la présidence du conseil italien. Mercredi 23 mai, de Giuseppe Conte à la présidence du conseil italien. Juriste, ce novice de la politique devra mettre en œuvre le programme négocié entre l’extrême droite et le Mouvement 5 étoiles (M5S) […].
Radio-Canada – Des demandeurs d’asile logés dans des dortoirs étudiants
Des bénévoles de la Croix-Rouge vont accueillir les premiers demandeurs d’asile, arrivés de Lacolle au Québec et du Manitoba, au dortoir du collège Centennial situé dans l’est de Toronto. Ils arriveront cinq familles à la fois jusqu’à ce que le dortoir ait atteint sa pleine capacité. Des bénévoles de la Croix-Rouge vont accueillir les premiers demandeurs d’asile […].
Toronto Star – Flyers on Crossing Canadian Border Not An ‘Accurate’ Picture of Asylum System, Hussen Says
Pamphlets produced by a group called Plattsburgh Cares are being circulated in Plattsburgh, N.Y., giving would-be asylum seekers step-by-step instructions on where to cross the border, how to contact immigration lawyers and what to tell border security officials during interviews. The pamphlets even include details about how much migrants should expect to pay in taxi fare. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Thursday his department has reached out to the group and that the Canadian consul-general in New York will address what he says is misinformation in the pamphlets.
CTV News – Toronto Opens 800 Beds for Asylum Seekers, Asks for Millions in Provincial, Federal Help
After announcing the opening of 800 additional beds for refugee claimants, the City of Toronto is demanding that the federal and provincial governments help cover more than $64 million it will have spent dealing with Canada’s influx of asylum seekers by the end of 2018. The additional beds were announced Wednesday, with 400 spaces immediately available at the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre in Scarborough and 400 more opening up on June 1 at a Humber College residence in Etobicoke.
