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.
Medical xPress – Study of Pregnancy Complications Finds Refugee Women in Ontario Have Higher Rates of HIV
Pregnant refugee women in Ontario have a higher prevalence of HIV than immigrants and Canadian-born women, a new study examining serious pregnancy and delivery complications has found. Refugee women were 34 per cent more likely to experience serious complications – such as HIV, blood clots and severe bleeding after giving birth – than Canadian-born women, according to the study by Dr. Susitha Wanigaratne, a researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Voice Online – Welfare ID Rules will Create Homeless Immigrants, say Community Organizations and Front-Line Social Service Providers
Members of community organizations and front-line social service providers are calling on the City of Toronto to reverse a move which could force hundreds if not thousands of low-income immigrants onto the streets. In September, Toronto Employment and Social Services (the city agency which administers the Ontario Works program) said it would no longer accept Verification of Status documents as identification for immigrant welfare applicants, making social assistance inaccessible to residents who have no other identity documents.
Ontario’s top court has opened an avenue for long-term detainees from abroad to challenge the legality of their detentions in Superior Court rather than through the immigration process and Federal Court. In its ruling Tuesday, the Court of Appeal made it clear the idea wasn’t to have the courts interfere in immigration decisions.
Radio-Canada – Accueil d’étudiants réfugiés syriens : les universités francophones à la traîne
Depuis la rentrée scolaire, au moins 18 universités anglophones au Canada ont lancé des initiatives pour accueillir des étudiants syriens dans la foulée de la crise mondiale des réfugiés. Aucun programme similaire n’a cependant encore été mis de l’avant dans les établissements francophones. Cette réalité s’observe particulièrement au Québec, où les trois universités anglophones de la province ont annoncé depuis le début de l’automne diverses mesures pour prendre en charge des réfugiés syriens.
Le Devoir – Une élection qui n’a pas fait de place aux réfugiés
Rien n’annonçait que l’élection du 19 octobre verrait la surprise d’une lutte à trois au pays, voire d’une course à quatre au Québec. Jusqu’à la musulmane au niqab brandie par le Parti conservateur, nul enjeu national, encore moins international, ne semblait émouvoir l’électorat. Or, l’enfant noyé sur une plage d’exil en Méditerranée a causé tout un choc. Le bambin aurait pu vivre ici, apprend-on, n’eût été le gouvernement canadien. Pareil enjeu allait-il s’imposer ? Pas du tout.
Reuters Canada – Turkey Should not Become “Concentration Camp” for Migrants, PM Says
Turkey wants fresh funding from the European Union in exchange for stopping migrants streaming to Europe but should not be expected to turn itself into a “concentration camp” for refugees, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday. […] Both President Tayyip Erdogan and Davutoglu, whose AK Party faces a general election on Nov. 1, are keen to avoid any impression of weakness in dealing with European nations they say have only just realized Turkey’s value in the migrant crisis and are digging in their heels on the funding issue.
