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.
La Presse – Chemin Roxham. Pourquoi tous les chemins y mènent
Depuis le début de l’année, des dizaines de demandeurs d’asile arrivent tous les jours au Québec par le chemin Roxham. Pourquoi ? Qui paie la facture ? Et que leur arrivera-t-il ensuite ? La frontière canado-américaine s’étire au sud sur quelque 6400 kilomètres. Y a-t-il une raison pour laquelle la quasi-totalité des passages, 99,2 %, se fait au chemin Roxham, près de Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle ? Il y a des raisons géographiques. Le flux des migrants se concentre dans l’est des États-Unis et si les migrants veulent passer au Canada, ce sera naturellement vers des provinces de l’est.
CBC News – ‘I Feel Very Happy’: Hundreds Become Canadian Citizens at Ceremony in Sask.
The ceremony at TCU Place saw 306 people from 53 countries become citizens. “Welcome home and welcome to our Canadian family,” citizenship judge Suzanne Carrière told the crowd. Carrière noted people have immigrated to Canada for many reasons, including war, instability and better opportunities. “You’ve persevered, you’ve embraced this new country,” she said.
Montreal Gazette – Quebecers Are the Most Open to Increasing Immigration Levels, National Poll Finds
Who’s the most open to Ottawa’s plan to significantly increase the number of immigrants coming to Canada — from 405,000 last year to 500,000 in 2025? Think of it as a hierarchy. A new Léger poll has found: Quebecers are more favourable than residents of any other province, Montrealers are more favourable than people in the rest of Quebec, and non-francophone Montrealers are more favourable than francophones.
CTV News – ‘This Small Town Has a Big Heart’: Ukrainian Refugees Settle in Rural Sask.
Multiple Ukrainian families have found refuge in rural Saskatchewan with help from a town northeast of Regina. The community of Lemberg, Sask. has a population of about 300 people, but that number is growing. Now it’s home to four Ukrainian families, with four more on the way. “I love Lemberg,” Tetiana Levchenko, a refugee from Ukraine said. “I feel comfortable and safe, we are happy here.”
CTV News – Quebec to Discuss French-Language Law, Immigration at Francophonie Summit
Premier Francois Legault says the foreign media have “misinterpreted” Bill 96 and the Coalition Avenir Québec’s immigration policies. Legault promises to “explain” them at the Francophonie Summit. In a news scrum, Legault said that one of his main challenges would be to explain Quebec’s choices in terms of language and immigration, in the context of the “decline we are experiencing in Montreal.”
La Presse – Legault veut ramener les pendules à l’heure
François Legault profitera de sa présence au Sommet de la Francophonie pour ramener les pendules à l’heure au sujet de sa controversée loi 96 sur la protection du français et ses politiques d’immigration. Le premier ministre estime que des « médias à l’extérieur du Québec » ont « peut-être mal interprété » ses visées. Il passera aussi le message à Justin Trudeau. François Legault a atterri vendredi après-midi sur l’île tunisienne de Djerba où s’ouvre samedi le 18e Sommet de la Francophonie, sa première mission à l’étranger depuis sa réélection. C’est un retour attendu de cet évènement international après quatre années d’absence.
