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.
Radio-Canada – Dans le nord de l’Irak, un camp de l’ONU contrôlé par l’EI
Ouvert par l’ONU en juin 2013, le camp d’Al Obaïdi, dans le nord-ouest de l’Irak, héberge un millier de réfugiés syriens dans un contexte très particulier : il se trouve dans un territoire que contrôlent les djihadistes de l’État islamique (EI). Aucune autre structure d’accueil créée par l’ONU n’est dans une situation comparable. Et ses occupants ont dû s’y adapter : les femmes circulent le visage voilé, toujours accompagnées d’un homme, l’alcool et le tabac y sont prohibés, de même que l’accès à internet.
Le Devoir – Des lois modifiables, mais des vies bouleversées
Justin Trudeau a été élu sur la promesse de défaire une série de décisions tombées sous le règne conservateur. Justice, règles parlementaires, programmes sociaux: les libéraux peuvent-ils réellement renverser la vapeur? Y a-t-il des retours en arrière impossibles? Zoom sur un changement de culture à Ottawa. Les changements législatifs et politiques qui ont transformé le système d’immigration canadien depuis dix ans pourront facilement être corrigés. Suffit que les libéraux en aient la volonté.
Radio Canada International – Abused Spouses Trapped by Residency Rules
A government rule about newly-arrived, sponsored spouses is bad for women and makes it harder for newcomer women to leave abusive relationships, says the Canadian Council for Refugees, an umbrella organization representing advocacy groups across the country. The Conditional Permanent Residence rule applies to someone who is sponsored to come to Canada by a spouse. If the two have not already been together for two years or they have no children, the newcomer must stay with the spouse for two years after they arrive.
The Guardian (UK) – Canada’s Vietnamese Community Lends Helping Hand to Syrian Refugees
James Nguyen was five years old when he boarded a tiny boat with 100 other people for a harrowing sea journey from Vietnam to Malaysia in the fall of 1980. […] Today, he’s one of many in Canada’s Vietnamese community looking to pay the favor forward by extending a helping hand to a new wave of families displaced by war. […] Lifeline Syria is modeled on Operation Lifeline, the 1979 rescue program that was a major part of the Canada’s response to the Indochinese refugee movement that eventually resettled 60,000 people around the country.
CTV News – Alta. Premier Says Province will Accept More Syrian Refugees, but Can`t Say How Many
Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta will join with other provinces –including Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia — who have committed to opening their doors. Notley says discussions are underway in her government, but it would be premature to give a figure on how many refugees Alberta could take.
The Guardian (UK) – Too Little Being Done to Prepare for Influx of Syrian Refugees, say MPs
Insufficient preparations are being made to accommodate the 20,000 Syrian refugees the government has pledged to resettle in the UK over the next five years, the home affairs committee has said. MPs cautioned the government that refusing to reveal how many people have already arrived and discouraging members of the public from offering accommodation or support will only make any potential housing bottlenecks worse.
