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.
National Post – How German Cops Learned to Ignore Political Correctness to Get Tough on Refugee Crime
Those who have branded Europe, and Germany in particular, too weak and politically correct to stop a purported wave of crime brought on by the arrival of more than a million asylum seekers, should pay attention to the news. German police haven’t taken long to get their act together, and immigrant crime is down sharply. Their methods, which include a sort of racial– or at least behavioural –profiling may be controversial, but they are proving effective.
Toronto Star – Accused Woodbridge Mobster Won’t Fight Deportation Decision: Lawyer
Accused mobster Carmelo Bruzzese has no plans to fight a Canadian court decision that sent the former Woodbridge resident back to Italy to face a possible 10-year prison term for Mafia association. Bruzzese, 67, is now in custody in Italy awaiting trial for Mafia association, his lawyer Barbara Jackman said on Monday. “There’s no trial in sight,” Jackman said. She said his deportation leaves several important legal issues untested, including whether different tribunals should have different standards regarding evidence.
Radio-Canada – Manque criant d’aide en santé mentale pour les réfugiés syriens
Depuis l’an dernier, 30 000 réfugiés syriens ont commencé à refaire leur vie en sol canadien. Mais on ne peut pas encore dire que l’opération est mission accomplie. Alors que les réfugiés syriens entrent dans une phase critique de leur intégration, plusieurs organismes d’aide aux immigrants dénoncent un manque criant d’aide en santé mentale.
Radio-Canada – Des enseignants débordés par l’afflux de réfugiés, selon une experte en éducation
Les enseignants de partout au pays ont de nombreux défis à relever à la suite de l’afflux d’élèves syriens, selon une professeure à la Faculté d’éducation à l’Université de Winnipeg qui mène actuellement une étude sur l’intégration des enfants de réfugiés dans les écoles canadiennes. La chercheuse et auteure du livre Supporting Refugee Children : Strategies for Educators […].
Globe & Mail – I’m a Syrian Refugee in Canada: This is What 2016 Meant to Me
2016 was the year my life changed forever: After five years of fleeing war, my family and I arrived in Canada. Before the war, I had many friends and I owned a family bookstore, which my father had passed on to me. The life we lived – my wife, three children and me – was simple, and we were happy. I fled with my family to Jordan shortly after the war began in March, 2011. There, we were registered with the United Nations as refugees. After three years in Jordan, I received a message saying that, under the government-assisted refugee program, I had been selected to go to Canada. When I saw this message, I couldn’t believe my eyes.
Globe & Mail – Syrian Family to Reunite in Toronto, Thanks to Unlikely Partnership
When Rasha Elendari came to North America seven years ago, she came alone. With a Fulbright scholarship and a state-sponsored visa ahead of her, the 27-year-old Ms. Elendari bid a tough goodbye to Syria, to her parents, sisters and brother-in-laws. The farewell was only supposed to be temporary, as she planned to return from the United States the following summer for an archeological excavation at Tell Qarqur in Syria’s northwest. But that excavation never happened.
