This news analysis has been created as a service to readers who wish to follow news and commentary in languages other than English and French, in partnership with MIREMS and diversityvotes.ca. Photo by Kayla Velasquez on Unsplash NCM News Desk Analysis Canada’s mainstream and multicultural media world may be two solitudes with little in […]
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Original story source Calgary Sun Sept. 13, 2019 The ability to communicate with ethnic media is particularly important at the individual riding level, since most ethnic media are focused on specific communities, according to Silke Reichrath, the editor- in- chief at MIREMS, a group that monitors and tracks ethnic media. And like English- and French-language media, […]
This week about 230 election-related articles were analysed. Major issues covered: Campaign: As expected, the official start of the campaign and the initial messaging and positioning of the main parties dominated campaign-related coverage. Other aspects receiving significant coverage included the fundraising weakness of the NDP, a number of information articles regarding voting registration and procedures, […]
WEB – Van People – Vancouver, 10/09/2019 – ARTICLE, Chinese Photo Credit: The Little Potato Company With the federal election approaching so quickly, voters have only a month and a bit of time to decide who to vote for. Why did Justin Trudeau set such a tight timeline? It is obvious that he doesn’t want […]
PRINT – Khabarnama Punjabi Weekly – Brampton, 06/09/2019 – EDITORIAL, Punjabi Photo credit: thechive.com Shonky Englandia – A Punjabi ad is running on Toronto’s many Punjabi radio programs that claims that the Liberals have created 1 million jobs in the last four years. The ad is in the voice of Trudeau’s faithful Liberal Minister Navdeep […]
PRINT – Contacto Directo – Vancouver, 06/09/2019 – NEWS, Spanish The billboards showing an image of PPC leader Maxime Bernier and the slogan ‘Say NO to Mass Immigration’ caused a lot of heated political debate among those in favour of and against immigration. This controversial proposal is a challenge to the basic principles of Canada […]
RADIO – East FM 102.7 – Toronto, 11/09/2019 – Analysis, Tamil Scheer in the House of Commons on June 2, 2011 (Image source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) Ramanan – An election is being called and the parties are beginning their campaigns. Most of the opinion polls up to now have indicated a close battle between […]
RADIO – Red FM 88.9 Good Morning Toronto – Brampton, 10/09/2019 – PHONE IN, Punjabi Image source: Vancouver Sun and Ipolitics mash Political candidates in Canada are now openly using communities’ religion and ethnic background to woo voters, said show host Shameel Jasbir. A big question we need to pay attention to is whether South […]
Strategy includes recommendations to support high-risk communities TORONTO, Ont. (September 10, 2019) – In 2018, Diabetes Canada released a report on how implementing a diabetes strategy could help governments take action to help manage and reduce the risk of diabetes, including recommendations for ethnic groups who are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Although […]