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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.
Des réfugiés syriens ont été accueillis au son des tambours des Premières Nations à leur arrivée, samedi, à Winnipeg. Dix-sept réfugiés étaient attendus à l’aéroport. « C’est très important que nous soyons sur le devant de la scène pour éduquer les gens sur notre culture, nos traditions et notre histoire », a indiqué Cecil James, un conseiller de bande.
There’s a plan to start flying Syrian refugees from the south of Turkey to Canada some time soon. All that’s missing is a Health Canada-certified hospital and an airport – and a safe way to get the refugees there. While the first planeloads from Lebanon and Jordan have already begun arriving in Toronto and Montreal, the first refugee flights from southern Turkey – the third and most complicated leg of the operation – are still some way off.
When Valia Meera, 27, arrived in Brampton from Iraq via Syria three years ago as a refugee, she and her family were unable to articulate the horrors they had experienced in Syria because no one in the family spoke English. […] The Brampton resident’s advice to the newly arrived refugees to Canada? Make a beeline for the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes in the community as soon as possible.
Officials are reminding Canadians that some refugees arriving in cities across the country this weekend still have family members in Syria who remain in vulnerable situations and have privacy concerns. […] Agencies that are working with the refugees and government authorities have reminded news media that while efforts will be made to ensure the story of their arrival can be reported, in some cases identifying people will not be possible.
Le ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, l’honorable John McCallum, s’est rendu aujourd’hui au Liban pour la première fois depuis que le Canada a annoncé son projet national de réinstaller des réfugiés syriens au Canada, le 24 novembre 2015. Les représentants du gouvernement canadien ainsi que le personnel […].
Ses opposants dénoncent une dérive «autoritaire» rappelant la spoliation des juifs. Depuis plusieurs mois, le Danemark tente de décourager les réfugiés. Après avoir durci ses contrôles aux frontières, le royaume scandinave entend maintenant confisquer bijoux et autres effets de valeur aux migrants pour financer leur accueil.