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.
Calgary Herald – Even with Downturn, some Albertans Calling for More Immigration: McCallum
In spite of the economic downturn and major job losses that have hit Alberta this year, many Albertans are calling for more immigration, said federal immigration Minister John McCallum at a press conference in Calgary on Friday. The minister was in Calgary as a part of a series of cross-country consultations on the Canadian immigration system, including questions about how many immigrants Canada should welcome in 2017.
CBC – John McCallum Promises Probe into Immigration Consultants’ Fees for Syrian Refugees
Immigration Minister John McCallum says he has ordered a three-part investigation into the practice of immigration consultants charging Syrian refugees thousands of dollars to process applications and possibly violating federal rules on private sponsorship by asking them to pay resettlement costs that should be paid by their sponsors. […] The minister was responding to a CBC News investigation that found that some immigration consultants are charging Syrians who want to come to Canada under the private sponsorship program between $3,000 to $6,400 per person to process their applications.
Le Journal de Montréal – Istanbul : Un réfugié syrien gai décapité et une icône trans brûlée
Hande Kader, 22 ans, avait acquis une certaine notoriété en 2015 lorsque des images d’elle protestant l’annulation des évènements de la fierté à Istanbul avaient fait le tour du web. La femme transsexuelle a été retrouvée brûlée et mutilée le 8 août dernier. La jeune travailleuse du sexe avait été aperçue pour la dernière fois alors qu’elle entrait […].
Le Monde – Migrants : comment les maires récalcitrants deviennent accueillants
Il y a un avant et un après. Daniel Dometz, maire de Saint-Mard, commune de 3 800 habitants en Seine-et-Marne, ne l’avoue pas, mais son regard et celui de la population semblent avoir changé depuis que sa ville a dû, contrainte et forcée, accueillir 200 migrants dans son gymnase flambant neuf.
Le Figaro – Terrorisme : comment la France expulse des individus radicalisés
Vendredi, le ministère de l’Intérieur a annoncé une nouvelle expulsion dans le cadre de la lutte contre le terrorisme. C’est la quatrième depuis le début du mois d’août. Depuis le début du mois d’août, les autorités françaises ont procédé à quatre expulsions dans le cadre de la lutte contre le terrorisme.
CBC – Cape Breton’s First Syrian Refugee Family Moves on to Halifax
The first Syrian refugee family to arrive in Cape Breton has moved on to Halifax.
Mahmoud and Halima Aabo and their four young children arrived here last January. They were sponsored by four local families and the federal government. […] “Their best friends ended up in Halifax through the refugee program. They were in contact with each other all the time. There are quite a few families in the Halifax area. They wanted to be their friends so they decided to move down there.”
