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.
Edmonton Journal – ‘Slow and Broken’ Immigration System Leads ‘Desperate People’ to Roxham Road, Poilievre Says
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the closure of the Roxham Road irregular border crossing on Tuesday, but sidestepped questions about one of his MPs denying help to a family who used it to enter the country. During a news conference on Parliament Hill, his first of 2023, he told reporters that he favours legal immigration but can understand the desperation that leads migrants to cross into Canada through the unofficial entry point south of Montreal.
Radio-Canada – Le point sur les classes d’accueil pour immigrants et réfugiés à Rimouski
À Rimouski, deux classes d’accueil pour immigrants et réfugiés de 7 à 12 ans facilitent l’intégration des jeunes élèves à l’école primaire l’Estran. C’est qu’en devenant la 14e ville d’accueil pour réfugiés, en 2017, les services de francisation directement en classe ordinaire sont devenus insuffisants au Centre de service scolaire des Phares. Cinq ans plus tard, on fait le point avec Michèle St-Pierre, enseignante en classe d’accueil au primaire à l’École de l’Estran.
National Post – Federal Court Says a ‘Moral Debt’ Owed to Pandemic Workers When Deciding Immigration Status
Risky contributions to public health and safety by non-citizen immigrants during the height of pandemic illness and panic have been highlighted by judges in several court decisions in appeals to remain in Canada. How to quantify sacrifice and service, however, is a contentious issue, with lawyers, migrant support groups, judges and immigration officials offering conflicting views.
Global News – Rural Immigration Pilot a Success in Claresholm, Alta.
There’s been a bit of a learning curve for pharmacy assistant Flavia Marszaukowske at her new job in Canada. She added that she came to work at the Claresholm Pharmacy through the federal government’s Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. The three-year pilot project kicked off in 2020, but due to COVID-19, it’s been extended another year. But so far, Claresholm’s economic development officer Brady Schnell said the program has been a huge success.
Hamilton Spectator – ‘Some of My Family Members Have Been Killed’: Deportation Now Looms for Popular Kenyan Refugee
John Mulwa is in a race against time. After building a life in Hamilton for nearly a decade, the Kenyan refugee now has less than three weeks remaining before the federal government deports him back to the war-torn country from which he fled, despite fearing for his safety. The 39-year-old was ordered to buy a one-way ticket back to Kenya last month after meeting with officials from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
CBC News – Arab-Canadian Filmmaker’s Calgary Movie Focuses on Immigrant Identity
An Arab-Canadian filmmaker who grew up north of Cochrane, Alta., says he hopes his new short film shines a light on immigrants and the struggles they can face around identity. Majid Koudmani’s film, He Would Say, is available to stream on CBC Gem and was shot in and around Calgary. The filmmaker, who splits his time between L.A. and Canada, is a first generation Canadian.
