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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.
Le fondateur du mouvement islamophobe allemand Pegida, Lutz Bachmann, a été condamné mardi à 9600 euros (14 000 $) d’amende par un tribunal de Dresde pour avoir comparé les réfugiés à du « bétail ». Déjà condamné pour braquages, violences et trafic de cocaïne, Lutz Bachmann, 43 ans, a été reconnu coupable d’incitation à la haine […].
Le ministre hongrois des Affaires étrangères s’est montré très critique face aux menaces de sanctions financières concernant la répartition de réfugiés évoquée par la Commission européenne. Peter Szijjarto, le ministre hongrois des Affaires étrangères, a acerbement critiqué, mercredi, l’éventualité d’une pénalité financière imposée par la […].
Le chef régional du Collège Boréal à Windsor invite Justin Trudeau à assister à la cérémonie de remise de diplômes de ses étudiants. Dans un message sur les réseaux sociaux, Frédéric Boulanger invoque le fait que bon nombre des diplômés du collège sont de nouveaux arrivants et précise que la présence du premier ministre […].
Canadians have become less positive and more anxious about immigration, and especially refugees, in recent years, University of B.C. law school dean Catherine Dauvergne argues in a new book, The New Politics of Immigration and the End of Settler Societies. Attitudes on the subject both in Canada and around the world have become polarized, creating an environment in which conservative politics thrive, she told Postmedia reporter Tara Carman.
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/attitudes-hardening-toward-immigrants-ubc-professor
Adrian Edwards, a spokesman for UNHCR, told me: “This crisis unfolded in places where they were literally right in front of Europe’s doorstep. In that sense, it’s been very very different. That’s part of the reason you’ve had a response of the local community, volunteers, of aid organizations. Edwards told me volunteers have played an “absolutely crucial role” in managing the disaster. The size of the problem has not been the only challenge. The speed at which the political situation was changing meant even NGOs experienced in refugee situations were struggling to send resources where they were most needed. In such instances, volunteers plugged the gaps.
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/refugee-crisis-volunteers-prosecution-lesbos-kos-idomeni
About 18 members of Solidarity Across Borders were arrested after occupying the Montreal office of the Canada Border Services Agency on St. Antoine Street. In total, 25 members of the activist group that opposes deportations protested what they call the daily violence of the CBSA and its role in deportations and detentions in Canada’s immigration system.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/canada-border-services-agency-office-occupied-1.3564085