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 – Richmond City Council Passes Policy Encouraging 50% English on Commercial Signs
After months of debate, Richmond’s city council unanimously voted to adopt a policy that encourages signs to be at least 50 per cent English. It means the city will continue to have no bylaws regulating language on signs. The city says a bylaw is not necessary, because “the educational approach to encouraging the use of 50 percent English on signs regulated by the City of Richmond has been 100 percent effective for all business signs,” according to a staff report.
The Guardian – Migrant Sea Route to Italy Is World’s Most Lethal
More than 22,500 migrants have reportedly died or disappeared globally since 2014 – more than half of them perishing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean, according to a study by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). A clampdown on Europe’s eastern borders has forced migrants to choose more dangerous routes as the death toll in the Mediterranean continues to rise despite a drop in the overall number of arrivals, data compiled by the UN’s migration agency shows.
CBC News – Immigration Detainee Freed Weeks Ago now Faces Being Separated from His Family
When Olukunle Adetunji walked free after nearly a year in immigration detention, he hoped it would mean he could pick up from the moment he was plucked from life with his wife and children — instead, he faces a prospect worse than being behind bars: being permanently separated from his family. On Monday, the father of three is filing an application to stay a deportation order he and his wife say should have never been issued.
Globe and Mail – Iranian Stars of TIFF Film Denied Entry into Canada
As the new Iranian film Ava enjoys its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, it will have to do so without the presence of its two stars. According to reports, the Canadian government denied travel visas to Iranian performers Shayesteh Sajadi, 18, and Mahour Jabbari, 17. Ava‘s director Sadaf Foroughi, an Iranian-born Canadian citizen, said her two young actors were denied entry after applying for a travel visa through Canada’s embassy in Turkey.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Washington Tuesday to further strengthen the ties between Canada and the U.S. just as a new poll suggests Canadians don’t want this country heading down the same path as its southern neighbour. Ekos and the Canadian Press surveyed 4,839 Canadians via telephone between Sept. 15 and Oct. 1 as part of an ongoing effort to understand whether the same drivers exist in Canada as those behind populist movements supporting a more isolationist viewpoint around the world. The results suggest Canada favours a more open approach – 60 per cent of those asked don’t want a “Canada First” foreign policy that mirrors the “America First” rallying cry that put Trump in office.
Le Monde – Birmanie : l’exode des Rohingya se poursuit, l’ONU s’alarme
Près de 300 000 personnes, la plupart des musulmans rohingya, se sont réfugiées au Bangladesh pour fuir les troubles qui sévissent dans le nord-ouest de la Birmanie, selon un décompte de l’ONU, alarmée par l’ampleur de l’exode.
