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 – John McCallum Acknowledges Internal Liberal Debate on Immigration File
Immigration Minister John McCallum acknowledges not everyone in the Liberal caucus is as enthusiastic as he is in welcoming more immigrants and refugees to Canada over the next three years. “If you spend more money bringing in more immigrants you have less money for other things. That’s one factor” […] McCallum said some of the internal rumblings are also about how to sell Canadians on the idea that more immigration is good for the country.
The Guardian – Ignore the Naysayers. America Can Handle 110,000 More Refugees
Barack Obama’s announcement that the United States proposes to admit 110,000 refugees over the course of the next year has elicited a furious reaction from some Republican leaders. This was predictable. […] Up to now, the United States has admitted a few more than 10,000. So far, at least, their resettlement in the United States has seemed to go very well, though Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s running mate, has tried to keep them out of his state.
Le Figaro – Europe : Merkel enterre les « quotas » de réfugiés
La chancelière allemande a fait le constat de l’échec de ces mécanismes lors du sommet européen de Bratislava, ce vendredi. Elle avait tenté de les imposer à chacun des pays de l’UE au plus fort de l’exode syrien, suscitant la fureur des pays d’Europe orientale. C’est la seule surprise d’un sommet européen qui aura respecté au millimètre le script prévu: Angela Merkel a donné […].
Radio-Canada – Le N.-B. est prêt à accepter d’autres réfugiés syriens
Le Nouveau-Brunswick est prêt à accueillir d’autres réfugiés syriens en dépit du fait que certaines familles syriennes arrivées à Saint-Jean l’hiver dernier se préparent à partir vers de plus grandes villes canadiennes. Le gouvernement Gallant veut toutefois évaluer l’accueil et l’intégration des quelque 1500 Syriens arrivés jusqu’ici avant d’ouvrir les portes de nouveau […].
Courrier International –Les affiches anti-immigration d’Orban : un « lavage de cerveau »
“Lavage de cerveau”, titre en une l’hebdo hongrois anti-Orbán HVG, dénonçant l’omniprésence des affiches anti-immigration qui ont fleuri dans le cadre de la campagne pour le référendum du 2 octobre qui porte sur le plan européen de relocalisation des réfugiés. Sur la couverture : le visage terrorisé d’un homme, lunettes 3D sur le nez, semblant visualiser l’éventualité que […].
Metro News – “A Global Issue”: Halifax Researchers Head to UN Summit on Resettling Refugees
Three researchers from Dalhousie University will soon head to New York for the first UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants. Dr. Howard Ramos is one of the researchers involved with the Canadian Refugee Child, Youth and Family Research Coalition. The goal is to look into how to measure the successful integration of refugees. […] The coalition’s research includes creating nation-wide data “to look at the experience of refugee children and youth.” Some of this will be statistical, and researchers will also speak personally with refugee children in their families.
