Downtrodden Peoples or Illegal Migrants? The Role of Parliamentary Speeches in Perceptions for Refugees to Canada
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis weighs heavily on the minds and shoulders of Canadian politicians. This project explored how the victims of this crisis and other refugees are discussed in Parliament. Parliamentary speeches were collected and coded to see what themes run through these discourses and whether they change based on time or party affiliation. It was found that humanitarian concerns were a thread through all parties, but these concerns came in at different times depending on party. Additionally, there were come concerns that were more prevalent in other parties in the refugee discourse, such as terrorism in the Conservative party, nationalism and the Liberal party, and deservingness and the NDP.
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2019 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 40-54
2017 ◽
Vol 61
(5)
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pp. 627-633
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