The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny this week.
ListenSyrian refugees welcomed in Canada
Canada’s new Liberal government vowed to welcome 25-thousand Syrian refugees before the end of the year. Now the plan is being put into action. The new Minister of Immigration, John McCallum, says the public service is working around the clock to provide refugees passage to Canada. Levon Sevunts spoke with refugee advocate Mitchell Goldberg about the government’s plan. He’s president of Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. And while he applauds the effort, he acknowledges the serious challenges to achieving the goal on schedule,
MSF doctor shares the experience on the Mediterranean
Dr. Simon Bryant volunteered with Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, this summer. He says that on his first day abord the rescue ship, The Phoenix, he and the crew came across a sinking wooden boat with 369 people on it. His first reaction was horror, then he jumped into action. Dr. Bryant told Lynn Desjardins about the some of the challenges and rewards.
‘Land-grab’ conference near Montreal to raise awareness
Since the 2008 global food crisis and the U.S. economic meltdown, land purchases have grown in size and value. China, India and Saudi Arabia have bought large swaths of land in several African countries as well as areas of Argentina, Indonesia and Australia. Several large Canadian companies have bought land in foreign countries also. These developments, and the effects on local food security, were the focus of a one-day conference near Montreal on Monday. Isabelle Joncas, an agronomist with the citizen’s group, Equiterre, explained Quebec’s approach.
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