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.
Lapresse – Réfugiés: les municipalités canadiennes forment un groupe de travail
Le maire de Halifax, Mike Savage, et le conseiller municipal de Vancouver Raymond Louie dirigeront un groupe de travail mis sur pied par la Fédération canadienne des municipalités (FCM) pour gérer la crise des réfugiés provenant de la Syrie. Les villes de Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa et Halifax seront d’ailleurs représentées au comité. Les plus petites communautés, dont Saint-Albert, en Alberta, et Aurora, en Ontario, auront également un représentant au sein du groupe de travail.
Radio-Canada – Toronto adopte un plan d’aide aux réfugiés
Toronto mettra en oeuvre un plan pour l’établissement des réfugiés. Ce plan, le premier du genre au pays, doit permettre d’aider les réfugiés syriens avant et après leur arrivée dans la métropole. La Ville formera, par exemple, un groupe de travail interservices pour coordonner les efforts des organismes qui s’occupent déjà de l’établissement des réfugiés comme Lifeline Syria. Un fonds sera aussi créé pour prendre la relève lorsqu’un parrain privé n’a plus les moyens de soutenir une famille de réfugiés.
Journal de Montréal – Terrorisme : deux résidents permanents canadiens expulsés
Deux hommes, dont un Torontois d’origine pakistanaise soupçonné de terrorisme, ont été expulsés du pays, a rapporté le National Post. Jahanzeb Malik a quitté Montréal escorté par des agents de l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASCF), qui a refusé de commenter le dossier, selon le journal. Il était suspecté d’avoir voulu faire exploser le consulat américain de Toronto et d’autres bâtiments dans le quartier des affaires. Son avocat avait déjà fait savoir que son client ne s’opposait pas à son renvoi et qu’il souhaitait quitter le Canada le plus tôt possible.
Reuters Canada – EU Court Rules Migrants Who Defy Expulsion Can be Jailed
European Union countries can imprison migrants who re-enter their territory after being expelled, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday in a judgment likely to be closely watched across the continent as it struggles to cope with a migration crisis. The European Court of Justice was considering the case of an Albanian national who was deported from Italy in 2012 but returned to the country, in breach of a three-year entry ban. Judges at the Luxembourg-based court ruled that Italian legislation prescribing a one- to four-year jail term for such an offense was in line with EU law.
CTV News – Somali Who Swam River to Enter Canada Granted Refugee Status
A Somali man who fled kidnappers in his home country and crossed three continents before arriving in Winnipeg has learned he will be allowed to make a new home in Canada. On Wednesday, an immigration board granted Yahya Samatar refugee status, allowing him to feel safe for the first time in more than a year. Samatar is a human rights worker and journalist who made headlines this summer when he was found trying to swim across the frigid and dangerous waters of the Red River. Samatar was found on the shores of the river in Emerson, Man., which he mistakenly thought marked the border between the U.S. and Canada. By the time he was found, Samatar had already been on the run for more than a year. He had been forced to flee Somalia after escaping a prison run by al-Shabaab, a militant group linked to al Qaeda. Samatar told CTV Morning Live Thursday his captors had held him in a tiny cell with no room to move.
The Tyee – How Can Canada Meet Its Refugee Goals? Ask Migrant Youth
A group of refugee and immigrant youth in British Columbia have a few ideas to help Canada meet its refugee goals in the coming months. “We have three very basic recommendations that we think can open up a broader conversation in this federal election — but also beyond this election — with whichever party forms government,” said 19-year-old Diego Cardona, a member of the Fresh Voices Youth Advisory Council comprised of 60 refugee and immigrant youth. The recommendations include forgiving refugee transportation loans; creating a national select standing committee for governments, non-profits, and private interests to discuss immigrant and refugee strategies; and speeding up the family reunification process. Cardona was joined by other youth at a press conference in Vancouver yesterday to announce the recommendations in hopes of bringing even greater attention to the issue.
