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… many as 500,000 people. In 1969, two years before seizing power in a coup d’état, Amin was commander of the country’s armed forces. Usha and …
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… Chairperson Cynthia Price Verreault Montréal, Quebec Vice-Chairperson Vivek Sood Halifax, …
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… I was born January 29, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. After the 1948 communist coup d'etat I escaped in 1949 to Germany where I worked as a bookkeeper … had to empty his pockets and place the contents on that table. Then he/she had to open the luggage. When I opened the trunk, I froze, because … Canadian bread. Today I like it, but only as a breakfast toast with jam. But considering the sheer number of immigrants Pier 21 had to …
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… was born December 4, 1920 at Hayes, Middlesex England. At age 21 she joined the Royal Signal Corps. She was sent to Leicestershire … taking messages from various calls. After Christmas l943 she moved to St. Leonards-Hastings and Battle Abbey and lived in a previous Convent …
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Time 0:03:43 Transcript May 2012 was when I heard the news. I had to wrap up my last 10 years in 10 days. I was going moving again, but this time it was different. When I was 8 years old, my mother took me in the moonlight down to the harbour in Kismayo. She put me on a boat, knowing that many …
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… of my neighbors doted on the only little girl in this place. I felt completely free and a sense of belonging. When I was ten we moved to … I was excited as I was now going to live in Canada. We did not have computers then but I went to the library to read about Canada, it … initial year I started to adjust. I got involved with the Folk Fest, a community that celebrates different food and culture. This was the …
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… We are available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can expect our team to get back to you within 2 business days. Museum …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … at that time and my son, John, was born in September, 1944. The next day, Joyce gave birth to a daughter, Gillian. Joyce and I visited one … morning. We were then directed to the dock where we saw the enormous S.S. Mauretania, our home for the next eight days. Finally aboard, we …
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… Mary Margaret Gregg was a War Bride born and living in South Wales. She was one of four siblings (Edward, Wil, Meghan, and Mary) born to Sarah and Gwilym Price. Mary worked in a munitions factory in London before and during …
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… [1] In 1973, Minister of Manpower and Immigration Robert Andras commissioned a major review of existing immigration policy. Although … of immigration, it successfully stimulated public dialogue. A special committee was appointed to examine the green paper and hold hearings … [2] Based on the information obtained through public consultation, the committee made 65 recommendations on the structure of immigration …