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.
The Guardian (UK) – Merkel “Explains” refugee COnvention to Trump in Phone Call
Donald Trump’s executive order to halt travel from seven Muslim-majority countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia – has provoked a wave of concern and condemnation from international leaders and politicians. A spokesman for Angela Merkel said the German chancellor regretted Trump’s decision to ban citizens of certain countries from entering the US, adding that she had “explained” the obligations of the refugee convention to the new president in a phone call on Saturday.
Global News – 20,000 Lives “On Hold” Due to U.S. Temporary Refugee Ban: UNHCR
An estimated 20,000 people will be directly affected by the United States’ decision to stop admitting refugees, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. These are people who would have been scheduled to be resettled in the United States over the next four months, but whose immediate futures are in doubt after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 temporarily suspending all resettlement of refugees in the country for 120 days.
Montreal Gazette – Quebec Immigration Lawyers Want Canada Out of Safe Third Country Agreement
A Quebec association of immigration lawyers is calling upon Canada to withdraw from the Safe Third Country Agreement in the wake of a series of immigration orders issued by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Global News – Canada Should Suspend Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S., says B.C. Group
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is speaking out today following Donald Trump’s travel ban. It wants to see Canada suspend a high-profile refugee agreement with the U.S. The ‘Safe Third Country’ agreement with the U.S.allows both countries to acknowledge that each country is a safe place for refugees to land. The refugee would make their claim to stay in the first North American country where they land – whether that is the U.S. or Canada.
The New York Times – As Canada Transforms, an Anti-Immigrant Fringe Stirs
Canada has witnessed a flurry of nationalist groups proliferating in recent years, including the Soldiers of Odin, a white nationalist group that began in Finland. While the Canadian group has denied racist beliefs and members have participated in community foot patrols in cities like Edmonton and Vancouver, its main Canada Facebook page has anti-Muslim screeds and derogatory references to immigrants.
La Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne – La diversité, l’ouverture et l’inclusion font partie des valeurs de la francophonie canadienne
Dans la foulée des événements de la fin de semaine, et en solidarité avec ceux et celles affectés par la fusillade tragique dans une mosquée de la région de Québec, la Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada tient à faire écho aux appels à l’unité de la société canadienne et à réitérer que tous ceux et toutes celles qui souhaitent participer à la francophonie […].
