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.
Global News – ‘Falling in Love with Canada’: New Book Tells Female Immigrants’ Stories
A new book is allowing readers to learn what it’s truly like to be a female immigrant in Calgary. “I’ve been told this book is like an emotional guide to immigration, because of the range of emotions that it covers,” said author Gayathri Shukla. “Women who have come as refugees, stories of some women who moved for economic reasons as a skilled worker or as a student. And we also have stories of women who were born in Canada to immigrant parents.”
CBC News – Star Blanket Gift Inspires Calls for More Indigenous Representation at Citizenship Ceremony
On the day Uday Shetty became a Canadian citizen, he was welcomed by a Treaty 6 elder who wrapped him in a star blanket. The unique swearing-in ceremony in Edmonton was arranged by Allen Benson as a symbol of respect and gratitude for a friendship forged between two men embracing each other’s families, cultures and traditions. In August 2018, Benson learned his friend was taking his citizenship oath. He had the quilt made by a resident at Stan Daniels Healing Centre, where the men are taught how to make the blankets in accordance with Cree teachings.
Radio-Canada – Jean Boulet se confond en excuses pour ses propos au sujet de l’immigration
« Peiné », le ministre de l’Immigration Jean Boulet assure qu’il « regrette profondément » les propos qu’il a tenus la semaine dernière selon lesquels « 80 % des immigrants s’en vont à Montréal, ne travaillent pas, ne parlent pas français ou n’adhèrent pas aux valeurs de la société québécoise ». Il insiste pour dire que le taux de chômage des immigrants arrivés dans les cinq dernières années est plus bas que la moyenne, et il est vrai que près de 80 % des immigrants québécois s’installent sur l’île de Montréal ou dans sa banlieue immédiate. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1920401/immigrants-nouveaux-arrivants-caq-quebec-ministre-trois-rivieres
Radio-Canada – Ottawa agrandit ses installations du chemin Roxham
Plus modernes. Plus grandes. Plus confortables. Les infrastructures canadiennes du chemin Roxham vont subir une cure de rajeunissement. Un nouveau complexe modulaire verra le jour cet automne sur ce site où sont accueillis les demandeurs d’asile provenant des États-Unis. La hausse croissante de migrants empruntant ce passage explique cet investissement d’un demi-million de dollars, selon des documents d’appel d’offres qui viennent d’être rendus publics. Entre janvier et août, plus de 23 000 demandeurs d’asile ont utilisé le chemin Roxham pour entrer au Canada. Un record qui engendre de nombreux problèmes pour les forces de l’ordre.
Le Devoir – Les propos de Jean Boulet à l’épreuve des faits
« 80 % des immigrants s’en vont à Montréal, ne travaillent pas, ne parlent pas français ou n’adhèrent pas aux valeurs de la société québécoise. La clé, c’est la régionalisation et la francisation. » Cette citation du ministre sortant de l’Immigration, Jean Boulet, a lancé un pavé dans la mare des débats sur l’immigration au Québec. Qu’en est-il réellement ? Vérification en trois graphiques.
CBC News – Quebecers Who Can’t Vote Still Want Their Voices Heard This Election
Emmanuel Heisbourg has been watching the Quebec election closely. And he’s frustrated that he doesn’t get to have his say at the polls. “You cannot interact but you’re still watching something that directly concerns you and that is extremely hard,” said Heisbourg, a French citizen who is in Canada with a work permit. With immigration a frequent topic of debate during the campaign, he says he feels helpless because his voice isn’t being heard on an issue that deeply affects him.
