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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.
La violence policière, ou brutalité policière, caractérise l’action violente conduite par des policiers envers des personnes qui ne sont pas des policiers. Qu’en est-il quand la violence policière est commandée par le gouvernement ? Parle-t-on de bavures policières?
Although both Canada and the U.S. have eliminated many grounds of exclusion that relate specifically to disabling conditions, large numbers of potential immigrants with disabilities find themselves disqualified because of speculation they will absorb too much medical or social support. […] There have been some inroads on the excessive-demand exclusion. Canadian courts have ruled each case must be evaluated individually, and if private resources will be used for the family member with a disability, the basis for exclusion does not apply.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/the-bigger-barrier-to-immigration-378919481.html
A report is now available on the results of a survey of local businesses conducted in February of this year to capture information on how immigrants are participating in the Chilliwack economy. The report describes phase three of a series of projects undertaken by Chilliwack Community Services to better understand the challenges and experiences of immigrants, service providers and employers in relation to newcomer settlement in Chilliwack.
A refugee lawyer is accusing the Canada Border Services Agency of transferring sick and mentally ill immigration detainees to provincial jails for medical care and he is calling for the alleged practice to stop because he says prisons are not appropriate places for treatment. […] Dr. Michaela Beder, a psychiatrist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, also told Metro Morning that she thinks the alleged CBSA practice of placing detainees with health problems in jails is “absolutely horrifying.” She said detainees need to be transferred to hospitals for proper medical care.
Le Menno Simons College de Winnipeg accueille du 11 au 14 mai des spécialistes de 30 pays à la 9e conférence annuelle de l’Association canadienne d’études sur les réfugiés et la migration forcée dont le thème cette année est la « Liberté de circulation ». Réunissant des universitaires, des militants, des étudiants, des membres d’organisations […].
L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) a arrêté deux consultants bidon en immigration de Montréal accusés d’avoir fait entrer illégalement jusqu’à 600 personnes au pays en leur échafaudant une fausse histoire. Rajinder Singh, 59 ans, de Dollard-des-Ormeaux, et Resham Singh, 54 ans, de LaSalle, annonçaient notamment leurs […].