Media Roundup

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.


ICI Estrie – Un moratoire empêche de parrainer des réfugiés afghans

L’aide s’organise pour faciliter la venue de réfugiés afghans au Québec le plus tôt possible. Le Sherbrookois Shah Ismatullah Habibi a reçu une soixantaine de demandes en ce sens. Toutefois, le site de parrainage du gouvernement du Québec est fermé et ne sera en fonction que le 1er novembre. Selon Monsieur Habibi, les Québécois veulent aider les Afghans à sortir de leur pays, mais cette initiative humanitaire demeure officiellement impossible. D’ici novembre, un moratoire est imposé par le gouvernement du Québec.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1818517/refugies-afghanistan-sherbrooke

ICI Estrie – Exil et prison : des immigrants racontent leur histoire au parc Belvédère

Au parc Belvédère de Sherbrooke, un groupe de citoyens du quartier d’Ascot a lancé dimanche un nouveau projet portant le nom de Bibliothèque humaine. Tel un roman, des habitants issus de l’immigration font le récit de leur histoire hors du commun sous l’écoute attentive de leurs voisins. Le concept? Une personne partage son récit de vie, à la fois dramatique et inspirant, devant un groupe de trois personnes. Plusieurs petits groupes prennent ainsi part à l’activité.

 

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1818507/bibliotheque-humaine-ascot-culturel-echange-sherbrooke

Francopresse – L’anglais et les garderies, des obstacles qui perdurent pour les immigrantes francophones racisées

Le 11 aout, le ministère de l’Immigration a dévoilé une enveloppe de 2,1 M$ pour « éliminer les obstacles particuliers » qui se dressent sur le chemin des femmes et des filles immigrantes racisées qui tentent d’accéder à un emploi. Parmi ces difficultés majeures, l’une est de taille pour ces nouvelles arrivantes francophones : l’obligation de parler anglais lors de l’embauche.

https://www.francopresse.ca/actualites/francophonie/langlais-et-les-garderies-des-obstacles-qui-perdurent-pour-les-immigrantes-francophones-racisees-f8510c54927e61d0a667cb4ee7d1245c

CBC News – Hazara Expats from Afghanistan Grapple with own Trauma While Helping Others Escape

Halima Bahman may be sitting in the safety of her home in the suburbs north of Toronto, but her mind is thousands of kilometres away in Afghanistan, where the Taliban’s renewed grip on power makes her fear the worst for family and friends. Bahman is one of many Afghan expats who have spent the past week fielding phone calls and text messages, trying to help however they can. She is fundraising for those who’ve been displaced, guiding people through the bureaucracy of applying for asylum and translating information.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/taliban-hazara-escape-afghanistan-1.6147457

CBC News – How International Students Heading to Canada Are Navigating Pandemic Travel

After over a year of mostly virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadian colleges and universities are preparing to open their doors for in-person classes this fall. Some international students say they are overcoming huge hurdles to get back to campus amid travel restrictions tied to the pandemic. They say online learning was a necessary solution in the interim but fell short of what they expected from a university experience in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/international-students-travel-canadian-university-1.6146830

Global News – ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’: Immigration Minister Defends Canada-Afghanistan Evacuation

Canada’s minister of immigration says that the country’s current evacuation effort in Afghanistan, which to date totals the rescue of over a thousand refugees, is “nothing short of miraculous” given the current logistical obstacles and Canada’s lack of military presence within the country. Marco Mendicino made the statement during an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson on Sunday, after being asked if he was worried that they would not be able to bring home everyone they had promised to by the time the Americans wrap up their evacuation efforts.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8131439/immigration-canada-afghanistan-evacuation/