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.
Reuters – Analysis: Canada Top Court Ruling on Asylum-Seeker Pact with U.S. May Have Ripple Effects, Lawyers Say
A years-long fight over what Canada owes would-be refugees will have its day in the country’s highest court Thursday and the decision could have implications beyond the asylum system, affecting how Canada’s laws are challenged and how people prove their rights have been breached. The court will be asked to decide whether Canada can trust the United States to respect vulnerable people’s rights and under what circumstances Canada is responsible if the U.S. asylum and detention systems breach them.
CityNews – Immigration Could Be Source of Conflict Between Ottawa and Quebec’s Re Elected CAQ
Control over immigration and Quebec’s religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier François Legault begins his second mandate. Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec was re-elected Monday with a resounding majority, elected or leading in 90 of the province’s 125 ridings. Martin Papillon, a political science professor at the Université de Montreal, said the balance of power between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Legault may have shifted in the Quebec premier’s favour.
Radio-Canada – Forte croissance de langues des Philippines en Alberta
Le nombre d’Albertains qui parlent le philippin ou le tagalog est en forte croissance depuis 2016, selon des données issues du recensement de la population de 2021. L’immigration est un facteur important, mais davantage de jeunes apprennent aussi ces langues à l’école dans le but de favoriser les liens familiaux, d’explorer le patrimoine de leur pays d’origine et de bâtir un pont avec leur terre d’adoption : l’Alberta. En 2021, 108 400 Albertains avaient le philippin ou le tagalog comme première langue. Cela représente une hausse de 9000 locuteurs en cinq ans, selon les données de Statistique Canada.
CBC News – Man Linked to Death of Noelle O’Soup Was Deemed ‘Danger to Public’ — Then Released from Immigration Custody
The CBC has learned Noelle and the other victim were not the first women to die in Pham’s presence. Immigration authorities declared him a danger to the public because another woman died of an overdose in his former residence in Vancouver and because he sold fentanyl to vulnerable drug users. Yet Pham was released from immigration custody with virtually no supervision in October 2020 as there appeared to be no hope of removing him from Canada in the face of a pandemic and foot-dragging Vietnamese officials.
Toronto Star – Woman with ‘Irreversible’ Illnesses Faces Further Delay in Fight to Win Health Care for the Undocumented
An appeal court has stayed a lower court order that had given Nell Toussaint the green light to sue the federal government for failing to meet its international obligations to her “right to life,” in the words of a United Nations investigation into her cause. In a ruling released Monday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario granted a motion by the federal government to put a stop to the lawsuit until it hears the full appeal of the matter.
Le Devoir – Une enquête sera menée sur les dépenses d’argent public liées au chemin Roxham
Une enquête parlementaire aura lieu sur l’utilisation de fonds publics pour ériger des installations près du chemin Roxham. Le Bloc québécois, appuyé de députés conservateurs et néodémocrate, a réussi à faire adopter une motion en ce sens lundi au comité de l’accès à l’information et de l’éthique de la Chambre des communes. Le chemin Roxham, situé en Montérégie, est utilisé par de nombreux migrants pour entrer irrégulièrement au Canada afin d’y demander l’asile. Radio-Canada a récemment révélé que, selon sa compilation, Ottawa a déboursé plus d’un demi-milliard de dollars en fonds publics pour rembourser des coûts défrayés par Québec ou pour payer des fournisseurs.
