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 – Des immigrants parlant le français au quotidien déplorent leur exclusion des « statistiques de Legault »
Ils ont choisi le Québec pour sa réputation progressiste, son ouverture sur le monde et parce qu’ils sont francophiles. Ils ont quitté les États-Unis, inquiets du devenir du pays durant la présidence de Donald Trump. Des immigrants américains se disent aujourd’hui « sous le choc » et « déçus » par le discours et les politiques du gouvernement de François Legault, qui rongent leur sentiment d’appartenance. Alors qu’ils font tout pour apprendre et vivre en français, ces nouveaux arrivants rejettent l’étiquette de personnes qui « anglicisent » le Québec.
CTV News – Poilievre Says Canada’s Immigration System Is Broken, Sidesteps Target Cut Questions
Appearing before reporters on Parliament Hill, Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comments on housing and pledged to speed up entry for immigrants skilled in the building trades. The federal government has set a target of welcoming 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025, although some worry about the pressure that could add to the country’s housing crisis, driven by what experts agree is a supply shortage. Poilievre slams the Liberal target as driven by Trudeau’s “ideology,” but he did not answer repeated questions about whether he would consider reducing the number.
CTV News – Immigrating to Canada: Pathway for Trade Workers Opened
In a statement on Tuesday sent in a government news release, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a streamlined immigration pathway for skilled workers with specific expertise in carpentry, plumbing and welding. The category selection is the third in the new Express Entry process announced in May, which allows Canada to fill specific labour needs, an issue that has been ongoing in many sectors.
CBC News – Friends like Family: How Newcomers Are Building Lasting Friendships Through Cricket
Praveen Chezhian, an IT professional who moved to Calgary from India in 2022, was excited to start a new life with his family. One of the primary challenges for Chezhian was to overcome a mundane lifestyle and find ways to keep himself engaged after work, a sentiment that was shared by some of his peers. The group started a cricket club, scheduling regular games at a school that agreed to let the cricket enthusiasts use its outdoor space.
Ottawa Citizen – History of Racial Discrimination Examined in Exhibit Displayed on National Gallery Façade
The latest exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, officially opening on Tuesday, visually maps artist Deanna Bowen’s family history, all while confronting the larger history of racism and colonialism across North America. The project, The Black Canadians (after Cooke), is a narrative that spans from her great, great, great grandfather to the year of her mother’s birth, 1943, said Bowen in a video produced by the gallery.
CTV News – ‘Unacceptable in a Country Like Canada,’ Trudeau Says of Asylum-Seekers Sleeping on Toronto Streets
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is “unacceptable” that asylum-seekers were forced to camp out on Toronto streets when they were turned away from the city’s overwhelmed shelter system last month and is vowing to be “part of the mix” when it comes to solving the crisis. Last week, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow renewed her call for the federal government to come up with long-term solutions for refugees coming to Toronto. She said the $97 million in funding that recently came from Ottawa is not enough to deal with the shelter space shortage.
