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 Devoir – Les conservateurs n’ont toujours pas accéléré le processus
Presque un mois après avoir annoncé des mesures pour accélérer l’accueil de réfugiés syriens au Canada, le gouvernement conservateur n’a toujours pas posé les gestes promis.
Le 19 septembre dernier, Ottawa a annoncé une série de mesures pour s’assurer que toutes les demandes de réfugiés syriens déjà reçues sont traitées « avant la fin décembre » et que 10 000 réfugiés syriens puissent s’installer au Canada avant septembre 2016, soit 15 mois plus tôt que prévu.
Radio-Canada – Une rencontre à Régina sur l’immigration économique
Trois conférenciers et un immigrant ont partagé leurs idées à Regina dans le cadre d’une rencontre du Conseil économique et coopératif de la Saskatchewan (CECS). Parmi la quarantaine de Fransakois participant à l’évènement samedi figurait un conférencier qui a abordé les changements apportés au système d’immigration du Canada depuis les sept dernières années. « Les communautés doivent être proactives pour retenir et recruter des immigrants, a expliqué Mathieu Brennan, un conseiller en immigration francophone. Elles doivent faire participer les employeurs locaux. »
CTV News – German Mayoral Candidate Wounded in Knife Attack
A leading candidate to be mayor of Cologne was stabbed and seriously wounded Saturday by a man who claimed anti-foreigner motives, an attack that Germany’s interior minister said underlined growing concerns over hatred and violence in the refugee crisis. […] Reker is an independent candidate in Sunday’s election for the new mayor of Germany’s fourth-biggest city, but is backed by Merkel’s conservatives and two other parties. The 58-year-old currently heads Cologne’s social affairs and integration department, and is responsible for refugee housing.
Los Angeles Times – Canada’s Election Might Hinge on Immigrant and Religious Issues
Incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s call for curbs on Muslim women wearing the niqab facial veil in public probably has cost him support in Canada’s largest cities, where Islamic communities traditionally vote for his Conservative Party. The more numerous non-Muslim immigrants, though, have rallied to Harper’s contention that the veil reflects “anti-woman” culture and hinders integration. More broadly as many as 80% of Canadians surveyed by pollsters say they agree with the prime minister.
The Ubyssey – Sold to the Highest Bidder: International Students at UBC
Differential fees — the practice of charging domestic and international students different rates for the same education — did not exist at any of BC’s universities in 1980. UBC’s president opposed implementing them even though universities in Canada had begun to. It was a time when a university’s excellence was not measured by tuition rates and international students were not seen as ATMs for cash-starved universities. With UBC now referring to international students as “customers,” much has changed in the years since the Davis report was released to widespread condemnation.
The closure of Hungary’s border with Croatia early Saturday caused redirection of thousands of people — including women and small children soaked in cold rain — farther west toward Croatia’s border with Slovenia. The small European Union-member state has limited capacity to process large numbers wishing to head toward richer European Union countries such as Germany, Austria or Sweden.
