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 – Langue française : le gouvernement doit aller plus loin, disent les syndicats
La FTQ, la CSN et la CSQ salueront cette semaine en commission parlementaire le dépôt du projet de loi 96. Leurs mémoires, dont Radio-Canada a obtenu copie, constatent tous la fragilité actuelle de la langue française au Québec, et en particulier dans la métropole. Les trois syndicats estiment aussi que Québec a le devoir d’aller plus loin, notamment sur deux fronts : la langue de travail et la francisation des immigrants.
Global News – 200 Afghans, Mostly Women Escape Afghanistan with Help of Canadian Charity
Dozens of female Afghan students have escaped the Taliban with the help of a Toronto-based charity and are heading to Saskatoon after a daring land journey lasting weeks. Nearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their families after failing to get out of Kabul before the airport was closed. A number of Afghan female dancers were also part of the group. They will head to Saskatoon within the next three weeks, Canada’s immigration minister confirmed on Sunday.
CBC News – ‘We Don’t Feel Safe at All’: Afghan Documentarians, Filmmakers Plead for Asylum in Canada
The fall of Afghanistan’s capital over a month ago to Taliban insurgents not only robbed Saleem Yousofzada of sleep, but of hope. The Kabul-based filmmaker has, like numerous other documentarians, been living in fear of reprisal from militants for long depicting the experiences and highlighting the voices of Afghans in the country, now under new Taliban rule. “They just lost totally their hopes. They don’t have hopes for the future,” said Yousofzada in a video interview in reference to fellow Kabul-based filmmakers.
CBC News – Canadian Immigrants Take a Trip to Northern B.C., in Preparation for Monday’s Federal Election
With the federal election set for Monday a pair of Chinese-Canadians from the Lower Mainland say they are feeling more informed and prepared to vote after returning home from a self-guided tour around northern B.C. Amy Xu said when the temporary restrictions for non-essential travel ended her friend, Roger Xiao, invited her on a group trip to learn about the history of Canada and the importance of reconciliation. “As immigrants, we have to try to understand the politics and culture … so we are lucky we had this trip to learn,” Xu said.
Toronto Star – ‘Do Not Enter’: Why Are Migrant Worker Bunkhouses Not Part of Workplace Safety Inspections?
In some provinces, they’re known as “captive workers”: those who, because of the circumstances of their job, have no choice but to live in employer-provided housing. In Ontario, roughly 20,000 workers fall into this category — living and working on local farms after arriving each season from Mexico and the Caribbean. Since the pandemic began, more than 2,500 temporary foreign workers in the province have contracted COVID-19 on the job, with experts pointing to a significant risk factor: communal bunkhouses.
CBC News – Between violence and vandalism, the parties are experiencing a very ugly campaign | CBC News Loaded Politics Between violence and vandalism, the parties are experiencing a very ugly campaign
The three main parties say they’ve experienced ugly incidents on the campaign trail, ranging from vandalism to assault. Some party operatives say it’s the nastiest campaign they’ve ever experienced. The RCMP, which provides protection to the leaders of political parties with official party status in the House of Commons, said it has noticed more such incidents during this campaign. “RCMP protective details have witnessed an increase in numbers in spite of a shorter election period than in 2019,” said Cpl. Kim Chamberland.
