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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.
Le premier ministre israélien, Benjamin Nétanyahou, a appelé dimanche l’ONU à démanteler l’UNRWA, son agence d’aide aux réfugiés palestiniens qu’il accuse d’être anti-israélienne, a indiqué un communiqué de son bureau […].
Il aura fallu trois ans à deux ministères québécois pour reconnaître une démarche qu’ils avaient eux-mêmes imposée à une quinzaine d’écoles de langue privées du Québec afin qu’elles puissent accueillir des étudiants étrangers pour une période de plus de six mois […].
Over two centuries, Polish, Italian, Jewish, Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Hungarian, Kosovan, Chinese, Vietnamese, North African, and most recently Syrian refugees poured in by the hundreds of thousands. But while Canadians may rightly pride themselves on that history, Bangarth said it’s important to remember that we are a settler nation that originally displaced Indigenous Peoples, and that our story has subsequently included more than a few dark chapters.
http://globalnews.ca/news/3502905/is-canadas-reputation-as-a-safe-haven-for-refugees-deserved/
Chinatowns across Canada and the United States are struggling to map out a new future, as they cope with changing demographics within the Chinese community, the rise of prosperous suburban Chinatowns, the pressures of development that undermine the character of traditional Chinatowns, and, frequently, the challenge of being in the older parts of town that are also hot spots for homelessness and drug use. Most no longer see Chinese newcomers settling there, either because Chinatown is seen as being too close to rough parts of town or because the neighbourhood has gentrified so much in the past few decades that its housing is out of reach for new immigrants.
The current political climate demands a refreshed approach to refugee protection that goes beyond high-level talks and right down to the community level, the deputy head of the UN’s refugee agency says. The anti-refugee, anti-immigrant sentiment deployed by politicians is fuelled by fear, and the global challenge is to look at what drives that fear and respond to it, Kelly Clements said in an interview Friday. Clements spoke at the end of a two-day visit to Ottawa, where she made the pitch for Canada to increase how many refugees it will resettle but also play a leading role in reshaping the global approach to resettlement.
A new lab at the Pond-Deshpande Centre at the University of New Brunswick is hoping to help attract more immigrants to the province and then retain them. The lab is hoping to recruit between 30 and 50 people to help focus on key issues that make it difficult for immigrants to settle in New Brunswick. The council will come up with ideas and possible solutions to improve attraction and retention.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-social-lab-1.4154192