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.
CBC News – Free Haircuts Serve as a Way to Welcome Afghan Refugees to Their New Life in Calgary
As dozens of Afghan refugees start to get settled in Calgary, following a chaotic and heart-wrenching exit from their home, some began to feel the need for a new look to go along with their new life. The refugees also spent a two-week stint quarantining in Toronto before heading west. The society reached out to Goat Salon in southwest Calgary to see if they could provide their services for free to a few folks. That’s turned into 78 and counting.
CBC News – Racism, prejudice contributed to Joyce Echaquan’s death in hospital, Quebec coroner’s inquiry concludes
The Quebec government must recognize the existence of systemic racism within its institutions, according to the coroner tasked with investigating the death of Joyce Echaquan, who concluded that the racism and prejudice the Atikamekw woman faced in hospital contributed to her death. Echaquan, a mother of seven, died on Sept. 28, 2020, at a hospital north of Montreal, moments after she recorded footage of herself in hospital as health-care staff hurled racist remarks at her.
Global News – Afghan Interpreter in Pakistan Pleads with Ottawa to Speed Up Visa Processing
A former Canadian Forces interpreter who managed to escape to Pakistan this month is pleading with the Canadian government to speed up the processing of visas for the thousands of vulnerable Afghans hoping to get to Canada. Maroof — which is not his real name — spoke to Global News from Islamabad, Pakistan. He and 12 family members arrived in Pakistan last week, having received their travel documents from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
CTV News – How a Canadian Interpreter Escaped Kabul, with Little Help from Ottawa
When I answered the phone, all I heard was the staccato of rapid gunfire. The call was from a Canadian I’d been corresponding with in Afghanistan. I’ll call him Hamid, because even publicly mentioning his actual first name could get him killed by the Taliban. Hamid played a role in the Washington-led War on Terror. He was a translator, helping Canadian troops throughout their 12-year mission.
Le Journal de Montréal – Ça coûte en moyenne 18 000$ par an pour parrainer un seul réfugié
Le retour du régime des talibans a conduit le Canada à ouvrir ses frontières pour accueillir 20 000 Afghans. Depuis, des milliers de Québécois répondent à l’appel du programme de parrainage privé de réfugiés immigrants. Mais si on a la volonté de se lancer dans l’aventure, encore faut-il avoir le profil financier d’un parrain pour répondre aux charges monétaires.
CBC News – Name Change Tightens Focus on Immigrant Newcomers
The Prince Edward Island Association for Newcomers to Canada is officially changing its name on Friday, in the hopes of giving people a more clear idea of what the group does. It will be known as Immigrant & Refugee Services Association P.E.I. That can be shortened to IRSA, which can be read as a word rather than spelled out, as PEIANC was. Executive director Craig Mackie said the association received calls regularly from people confused about what they did.
