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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.
Ontario’s Liberal government says it believes Quebec’s new law on religious neutrality runs contrary to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and will lead to legal challenges. Attorney General Yasir Naqvi says the government disagrees with the law passed by Quebec’s national assembly in a 66-51 vote today, and won’t consider a similar bill.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/quebec-ban-in-charter-1.4360676
The Thunder Bay Muslim Association is hoping to lend a helping hand to young Indigenous mothers who are attending school and trying to make a difference. Recently, the association in the northwestern Ontario city raised $12,000 for a bursary to support young Indigenous mothers who are attending classes at Lakehead University. Taina and Walid Chahal, who are both members of the association and teach at Lakehead, said the association was looking into setting up another bursary for non-Muslim students in Thunder Bay when they noticed the alarming number of young Indigenous mothers struggling to attend classes.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-muslim-bursary-1.4360127
Universities this year regularly have been asked whether the current political climate in the United States is creating more interest in Canadian schools and bumping up foreign applications. The answer is yes, but it is a process that started well before the current U.S. president.
Un juge américain a bloqué mardi l’application du dernier décret en date du président Donald Trump visant à interdire l’entrée sur le territoire américain des ressortissants de huit pays, qui devait prendre effet cette semaine.
Après des mois de controverse, Québec modifie de fond en comble le mandat de la consultation sur la discrimination systémique et le racisme, qui devient un forum sur l’intégration en emploi. Le nouveau ministre de l’Immigration, David Heurtel, a également retiré le mandat à la Commission des droits de la personne et de la jeunesse (CDPDJ), qui devait chapeauter les travaux.
A bill that requires people in Quebec who give or receive any public service to uncover their faces has been adopted into law. The vote was passed Wednesday at the National Assembly in Quebec City. Many important details still need to be crafted, and its implications may be decided by the courts.