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  • Dad's Story (English)
    … by Father Beurskens from Baarlo (our cousin). With fond farewells, we set off as the soil of our beloved town of Neer vanished beneath our … it was time for the sheep to separate from the goats, as I like to say. Cousin Father Beurskens, who had also accompanied us, bid us … eleven offspring. First wipe the feet, clean the soles of the shoes, see the doctor and then all the moving your papers from one table to …
  • “The Immigration Act a weapon”: Panama Maru and the Exclusion of Immigrants, 1913
    … Officer on the boat? Mr Singh (A): A man at Hong Kong told me to say what I said on the boat. Q: Is what you said on the boat true? A: The man at … to me ‘You say just as I am telling you and you will be landed.’ What he said to me there I said to you. Q: What is the name of that man? A: … “The Immigration Act a weapon”: Panama Maru and the Exclusion of …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • “Young Man, You Take Yourself Far Too Seriously”: The Memoirs of Immigration Officer Fenton Crosman
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are … One of these individuals is Fenton Crosman, whose career with the Canadian immigration department spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, at …
  • Who is the Little Boy in this Picture?
    … with his mother, welcomes Canadian troops home at Pier 21 in 1945. Credit: Lieut. Richard Graham Arless / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada … for Harrison Brother’s Limited, who were contracted to help ready passenger liners for war by painting them in battle gray. And it wasn’t …
  • The Gold Rush in British Columbia and the Yukon
    … "The crowd of crazy fools" [1] It was a strange scene in Dawson City in the summer of 1897. Amidst the ramshackle wooden buildings, the … wealthy American ladies, Mary Hitchcock and Edith Van Buren, who had come to Dawson City not to make their fortune, but to experience …
  • Duro and Erika Gravonic and Family
    … in West Germany. It's been four months since we last saw our dad, Duro Sr. It was a cold, damp morning. We were all huddling together at the … nervous and anxious. My sister Bridgette, aged eight, my brother Duro, jr., aged four, Erika, our mother, aged 26, and me aged six. Once on board the truck, Mom said, "Let's all hold …
  • Entrenching Refugee Rights in Canada: The 1985 Singh Decision
    … know the case criteria that they would need to meet under the principle of fundamental justice. In an effort to create a more fair, … as fraudulent claims could not be resolved as quickly as in the past. [9] The seven justices who agreed to hear arguments in the appeal … and Fundamental Freedoms, received Royal assent on 10 August 1960. Credit: Government of Canada Poster of the Canadian Charter of Rights …
  • Windsor Foundation Classroom
    The Windsor Foundation Classroom features a projector, sound equipment, and natural light. This fully accessible room is perfect for your next meeting or conference. Inclusions: 6ft rectangular tables and chairs Drop down screen and projector Wifi Podium and microphone Natural light Facility …
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