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.
Radio-Canada – Des manifestants partout au pays rappellent à Ottawa de régulariser les sans-papiers
Des manifestations ont eu lieu, dimanche, dans plusieurs villes du pays afin de demander à nouveau au gouvernement fédéral d’accorder un statut permanent aux migrants et à ceux qui sont en situation d’immigration précaire, alors que les travaux parlementaires reprennent cette semaine à Ottawa. Les manifestations rassemblent des travailleurs migrants des fermes, des travailleurs migrants des villes, des travailleurs domestiques, des étudiants internationaux, des demandeurs d’asile, et des groupes citoyens.
Global News – Migrant Workers Across Canada Protests to Demand ‘Status for All’
Thousands of migrants and their supporters were planning rallies across Canadian cities Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There will also be calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a longstanding demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to becoming a reality.
Globe and Mail – Afghans Stranded and Running Out of Money in Pakistan Plead for Ottawa to Speed Up Their Approvals
Mr. Ibrahimi is among hundreds of Afghans who now find themselves in similar situations in Pakistan. Having worked – or had close family members who worked – for Canada before the Taliban takeover, their pleas to Ottawa for help have since been ignored. Others are Afghans who did not work for Canada, but who Ottawa promised to resettle as part of a humanitarian program for people who are vulnerable to Taliban retribution, including women leaders, judges, journalists, human rights defenders and LGBTQ people.
Toronto Star – Migrants Across Canada Call on Ottawa for Action on Regularization, Permanent Status
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a long-standing demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to becoming a reality based on recent moves by the federal Liberal government.
La Presse – Il ne faut pas vider les universités montréalaises, prévient Plante
Le prochain gouvernement du Québec ne doit pas diriger les étudiants étrangers vers les universités de région à coups d’incitatifs financiers qui désavantageraient les institutions francophones de la métropole, a demandé vendredi Valérie Plante. La mairesse réagissait ainsi aux projets de « régionalisation » de l’immigration évoqués par plusieurs formations politiques depuis le début de la campagne. Elle s’exprimait dans le cadre du sommet électoral de l’Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ).
CBC News – People of Colour Say Canadian Border Agents Discriminate Against Them as They Return Home
A report published on the Canada Border Services Agency website says that in a survey, one in four border agents said they directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the last two years. Among those respondents, 71 per cent suggested the discrimination was based, in full or in part, on the traveller’s race, and just over three-quarters of respondents cited the traveller’s national or ethnic origin.
