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.
Toronto Star – Did This Troubled Detainee Not Get Enough ‘Meaningful Social Interaction’? Inquest Into His Death Looks at the New Rules
What’s a meaningful social interaction? Attending a doctor’s appointment? Stepping out alone into the yard for some fresh air? Singing in the shower? The question of what constitutes such interaction for inmates in segregation — broadly, solitary confinement — was at the centre of an inquest on Friday into the death of an immigration detainee while in custody of the Canada Border Services Agency in 2015.
CBC News – Cold Snap Will Make Unauthorized Border Crossing More Dangerous, Police Say
The New Brunswick RCMP are warning people against illegally crossing the border between the province and Maine at any time, but especially during the freezing cold snap expected today. RCMP Cpl. Hans Ouellette said Thursday there have been recent attempts to cross the border this month. That, and the -45C windchill forecast this weekend, prompted the force to send out an advisory.
Globe and Mail – High Housing Costs Pose a Crushing Financial Challenge for Refugees in Canada
Record-high rents are stunting the ability of some of Canada’s most vulnerable newcomers to build a life in the country that gave them safe haven. Over the past two years, Canada has welcomed around 68,000 refugees, as well as 150,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, according to federal government data. Of the refugees, more than 27,000 were Afghans who escaped following the Taliban’s return to power in the summer of 2021.
Radio-Canada – Confusion à la CAQ au sujet de la fermeture du chemin Roxham
Faut-il, oui ou non, fermer le chemin Roxham aux demandeurs d’asile irréguliers? Si le gouvernement Legault a plusieurs fois fait cette demande à Ottawa, sa position a semblé plus flottante jeudi matin. En mêlée de presse avant la période des questions à l’Assemblée nationale, la nouvelle ministre de l’Immigration, Christine Fréchette, a d’abord balayé l’idée du revers de la main. Son gouvernement avait pourtant une position contraire il y a quelques mois à peine.
CBC News – The U.S. Is Copying Canada’s Private Refugee Sponsorship Program, Even as Groups Here Pull Out
The U.S. is launching a private refugee sponsorship program that has been closely modelled on Canada’s, even as the program in this country faces criticism for long delays and cumbersome bureaucracy. The new program, called Welcome Corps, was announced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month.
CBC News – Honduran Family That Faced Deportation In 2017 Happily Sworn in as Canadian Citizens in Sask.
Wednesday was a very happy day for an immigrant family in Moosomin, Sask. Three members of Victor Santos’ family became Canadian citizens. Santos says he left his home country of Honduras in 2007 after witnessing the murder of a journalist on the street, then receiving death threats of his own. Santos, Cardoza and their two children Victor Mauricio, 18, and Edward Santos, 11, lived in Moosomin for several years. Then, in 2017, they received a deportation order.
