Media Roundup

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 – Clients of Convicted Immigration Consultant Facing Deportation for Lying

In an email to CBC News, the border agency said it is continuing efforts to “uncover fraud on approximately 500 cases remaining to be investigated”. That means out of the 1,200 clients of New Can, over 800 could ultimately be sent back to China.Guo Liang Lin is one of them. […] Lin’s new immigration consultant, Eric Leung, who is helping Lin with his IRB case, blames the deceptive practices of New Can consulting, saying Lin was an innocent victim who signed documents that were in English, not his native Mandarin.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/clients-of-convicted-immigration-consultant-facing-deportation-for-lying-1.3868330

Radio Canada International – Canada asks Germany for Advice on Yazidi Refugees

With the clock ticking on a parliamentary deadline to bring to Canada an undetermined number of Yazidi refugees within the next 120 days, Canadian immigration officials have turned to their German colleagues for advice. Over the past two years, Germany has accepted about 1,000 Yazidi refugees. But it’s not clear what Canada can learn from the German experience.

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/11/25/canada-asks-germany-for-advice-on-yazidi-refugees/

Le Devoir – Trump, obstacle ou levier pour les promesses de Trudeau?

Justin Trudeau considère la réalisation de ses promesses électorales comme une priorité importante à la fois pour assurer qu’il tient fermement la barre de son gouvernement et pour maintenir le soutien de l’opinion publique. Il a même nommé un haut fonctionnaire au bureau du Conseil privé chargé d’assurer que ses ministres respectent effectivement leurs engagements.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/485460/trump-obstacle-ou-levier-pour-les-promesses-de-trudeau

Metro News – Food Bank Short of Much Needed Middle Eastern Items

Middle Eastern food is in short supply at a GTA food bank serving Syrian refugees. […] The community centre started its Syrian newcomer integration program as a way to help with the influx of refugees earlier this year. In addition to language training and family counselling, the centre started organizing food drives to feed about 50 refugee families. As Canada opened the door to more Syrian refugees, the number of people requiring assistance from the centre’s food bank crept up and now stands at 210 families, with an average of four to five people per family.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/11/24/food-bank-short-of-much-needed-middle-eastern-items.html

Courrier International – Ces migrants pour qui l’Europe est un accident

Il n’existe pas de statistique précise à ce sujet, mais les migrants arrivés en Europe à contrecœur, depuis la Libye, seraient de plus en plus nombreux selon l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM). ”Un nombre croissant [d’entre eux] nous disent qu’ils ne voulaient pas rejoindre l’Europe lorsqu’ils ont quitté leur pays d’origine, mais qu’ils ont été pris dans la violence et les affrontements en Libye”, déclare un représentant de l’organisation à The Independent.

http://www.courrierinternational.com/une/libye-ces-migrants-pour-qui-leurope-est-un-accident

Le Monde – A Palerme, la mafia délègue ses basses œuvres aux migrants nigériens

Ce matin, Georges vient acheter des fruits et légumes au marché de Ballaro, dans le centre-ville de Palerme : « Je viens souvent ici, c’est un endroit où je me sens comme chez moi. » Arrivé il y a quelques mois du Ghana par la route libyenne, Georges aime retrouver à Ballaro l’ambiance des étals. Ici, vendeurs africains et italiens déploient côte à côte leurs marchandises.

http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/11/23/a-palerme-la-mafia-delegue-ses-basses-uvres-aux-migrants-nigerians_5036662_3212.html