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… people who experience war, violence or trauma – are also agents who can exert control in situations defined mostly by control being taken … about Czeslaw Tomaszewski’s wartime experiences and his decision to come to Canada; the courage of Lynda Dyck, also during the Second World War; …
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… For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … they call the Volendam In nineteen hundred fifty one, a Canadian to become. A call came out from St. Laurent to European shores Come to our … Thank You Canada …
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… truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures … Canadian and Dutch governments, they also gave me $75.00 for the ten-day voyage. Considering that there was entertainment on the ship with a …
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… the quality of caring about the collective welfare, a person who is community-minded. The choice of this expression as a project name is a … of Tibetans, founding members of today’s community in Canada, who embodied that spirit and shared it with their children. The Chyssem … sometimes when it's raining, tents are not waterproof. So many people died there too, yeah." Screen text The UNHCR assisted the Indian …
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… Second, public health interests often overwhelmed - and sometimes completely displaced - the implementation of civil immigration policy. … passengers, including sixty-two women, bolstering the small colonial community at Victoria. [1] The arrival created “excitement, confusion, … Permanent Immigration Building The doctor/agents Milne and McAlpin embodied the strong interweaving of civil and medical authorities around …
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… Canada.” Special correspondent Frank Yeigh followed the movement of newcomers through the landing experience. If there was an indication of … facility in an effort to make the surroundings more attractive to incoming passengers, many of whom were immigrants. A gardener was to be … I have had [the] occasion myself to show one of the toilet rooms to Commissioner Little and he must have been satisfied that there was room …
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… became a widely-used metaphor for cultural pluralism in modern Canada, the use of such terms to describe Canadian diversity can be traced back to the early interwar period. Against the backdrop … Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972 …
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… food. Entries in his pay records show that he was paid one dollar a day and an extra ten cents a day when in the trenches. He called the Germans "Fritz" and referred to … over the top", referring to his own Battalion, the 20th, and a few days later another entry says "We're winning", both entries refer to …
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… Canadian immigration policy, they are treated as adult refugees. Accompanied by a lawyer, social worker, or trusted community member, refugee orphans must be interviewed by an official … the Armenian Relief Fund in Canada, Sir Henry Pellatt, a Canadian soldier and financier, and the Governor-General, His Excellency, Lord …
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… by the time you get anywhere near they say ‘Oh no, it’s closed now. Come tomorrow.’ So people were really, really completely … quick to assist in resettling a further 2,000 Ugandan Asians who had become stateless during the 90-day eviction period, many of whom thought …