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 Voix du Sud – Une passoire selon le Syndicat des douanes et de l’immigration
Aux dires du Syndicat des douanes et de l’immigration (SDI), la frontière la plus poreuse au Canada se situe dans les Etchemins, plus précisément à Saint-Zacharie. L’organisme a affirmé ce fait à l’intérieur d’une dénonciation globale de la suppression de 1100 postes dans l’ensemble du pays. Selon le syndicat, ces compressions compromettent la sécurité des Canadiens par la perte d’agents frontaliers, d’agents du renseignement et d’escouades canines.
Reuters Canada – 12,000 Migrants Arrive in Slovenia; Authorities ask EU for Help
More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the past 24 hours and thousands more are expected, prompting authorities to ask the rest of the European Union for help dealing with the flood of people. Slovenia has asked the EU for police to help regulate the flow coming from Croatia, Interior Minister Vesna Gyorkos Znidar told TV Slovenia.
The Globe and Mail – What a Difference a Day Makes: the Reframing of Canadian Muslims has Begun
Canadian Muslims stepped out of those unfair frames every day as they continued to lead typical lives, yet the national framing and its impacts could not be ignored. A poll found that the number of Canadians holding negative impressions of Islam and Muslims had climbed to 54 per cent in 2013 from 46 per cent in 2009. Is this now over? Probably not: There is a small but growing cottage industry of anti-Muslim bloggers and commentators who seem bent on suggesting that Islam and Muslims are inherently anti-democratic and dangerous. This may be helping to feed a nascent anti-Muslim movement in this country.
Radio Canada International – Maryam Monsef, Afghan Refugee for MP
Maryam Monsef was elected Monday as the new Liberal MP for Peterborough-Kawartha, a lake-region in Ontario. The first woman Member of Parliament from the riding, and at age 30, the youngest-ever, Monsef’s is also an amazing story, as a refugee from Afghanistan.
CBC – UN Accuses Czech Republic of Violating Human Rights of Migrants
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days and strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention. Human rights violations “appear to be an integral part of a policy by the Czech government designed to deter migrants and refugees from entering the country or staying there,” he said in a statement.
Our Windsor – Swift Action for Refugees Urged as Trudeau’s Promised Deadline Looms
As the world grapples with the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War, Justin Trudeau is faced with the daunting task of fulfilling a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the end of the year. The prime minister designate has just 10 weeks to make good on that pivotal pledge that saw support for the Liberals surge among Canadians yearning for a revival of their vaunted humanitarian past.
