Comments for immigrantchildren.ca

Comment on Call for papers: Intercultural counselling & education in the global world by G kenaga

G kenaga — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:37:01 +0000

G kenaga…

[...]immigrantchildren.ca » Blog Archive » Call for papers: Intercultural counselling & education in the global world[...]…

Comment on Parenting and discipline across cultures by zs

zs — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Sharon.

Comment on Parenting and discipline across cultures by Sharon Froehlich

Sharon Froehlich — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:27:49 +0000

I am glad to see that someone is speaking out against abuse of children (whether a slap, a “spanking” or any other form of physical punishment) regardless of culture. Knowing that physical punishment is practised in some cultures may help us understand why someone abuses a child, however it should never be suggested as an acceptable “parenting style”. Getting away with child abuse by suggesting it is a parenting style is no longer acceptable (or legal) in Canada. I have developed and taught parenting classes and would never present or agree, regardless of who the participants are, that it is OK to abuse a child based on cultural affiliation.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by zs

zs — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:48:23 +0000

Wow – thanks to all the comments from mta.ca.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Philip Robert

Philip Robert — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:13:08 +0000

that highlight the ongoing issues, debates and discussions around the issue of multiculturalism including: is it time to move away from multiculturalism to interculturalism or even multiversalism. These discussions are a result of the move from cultural pluralism (“acknowledges the freedom of all members of Canadian society to preserve, enhance and share their cultural heritage” (Multiculturalism Act, 1988 Section 3.1.a)) to integration (“Canada recognizes the potential of all Canadians, encouraging them to integrate into their society and take an active part in its social, cultural, economic and political affairs”

I feel the issue of Canada’s perspective on multiculturalism is a touchy issue. Especially with regards to goals of integration. It is a hard issue to satisfy both sides of the argument between the nativism side and immigration side. This argument can cause tension and heated debates when brought up about those passionate about this subject.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Jennifer Robinson

Jennifer Robinson — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:12:03 +0000

I agree with what May has said about migration and it is unbelievable how strict the system really is with all of the restrictions on limiting the amount and the type of people who are claimed to be suited or appropriate to best accommodate the needs of the Country (economics). When reading the part about Bill C-4 about those who will be punished for abusing the system, I began to think about how we can choose who is abusing the system and who in reality truly needs the help and a safe haven. Detaining people for up to a year without accurate knowledge of their situation is extremely unfair.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:08:33 +0000

I was particularly troubled by the section regarding “Islamisicm”, and its assumed threat on Canada. I believe that as much as Canadians want to believe in multiculturalism, it is difficult for many to completely understand how to do this. I view it as a moral panic, which was largely inluenced by the events following 9/11. Due to the terrorism that occurred, Canadians created a moral panic surrounding how they viewed Islamic immigrants, and therefore created a negative identity for all immigrants assumed to be of Islamic descent as terrorists. They believed that allowing religious rights to immigrants would mean that it would allow immigrants to justify acts against Canadians. I think it is unfortunate, as the Shafia trial largely reinforced the ideas that religious freedom would ultimately lead to murder or terrorism. This feels to me like a double standard, as Caucasians commit acts of violence in their own country that are not necessarily seen as terrorism. I feel like as a solution, we can not generalize to a group of immigrants, but rather we should be accepting and welcoming of all groups, and we should not allow stereotypes to inform our opinions regarding religious rights of immigrants.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Gill

Gill — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:01:17 +0000

The blog states that “Many newcomers come to Canada because they have a skill, education and experience in a profession or trade. When they arrive, all too often, they are denied practice in their field due to a lack of “Canadian experience” this is something that is troubling to me. They come to Canada for i different future for themselves and their family’s and have hope of finding a descent job in their field once getting here but are forced to return to school for more “canadain” training or work a job that they are way over skilled and underpaid. I see this as the system failing the individuals. As Lori sated there is favor put on the individuals that have already have specific training. but they need pay to do training again in order to get a gob in their field, specifically i am talking about Doctors. As a hole this just seems to be something that is not beneficial or supportive of the needs to the immigrants.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Michelle H

Michelle H — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:40:19 +0000

I really liked the overview this blog provides regarding the allocation of funds for immigrants as primarily going towards the port of entry, while disregarding possible relocation patterns. I also agree that this aids in creating racialized communities with very low income. This racialization allows for stigmas and stereotyping of these communities to occur which in turn perpetuates the ideal that those migrating to Canada are of lesser value. Do you believe the re-allocation of funding will ultimately aid these communities or do you think that the work required in order to follow migration patterns will be too great and thus nothing will change? Personally, I think the funding is going to port cities simply because it it the easiest to track, but ultimately the relocation possibility of immigrants to Canada is too great for the government to recognize it as being a significant piece of information that could be used to to help immigrants adapt to a new life in Canada.

Comment on 2011: The year in Canadian immigration, by Marco Campana, Gregory Johannson, & ZS Worotynec by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:37:37 +0000

Section 6 of this article really caught my eye. It seems that sometimes, secularity is simply a mask for racism, and after reading the “code of values” published by the city of Gatineau it seems truly tangible. However, if Canada is a secular state should it not be permitted to create a scheduled prayer time and room in a public institution such as a school?