World Refugee Day: How Canada empowers refugees to succeed

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:00:08 +0000

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day. It is a day recognized around the globe that celebrates the success of refugees in their new lives. More importantly, it also recognizes how much must be done to offer support and a high quality of life to people who have fled their homes, often in traumatic circumstances. […]

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Exhibition explores Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 14:24:22 +0000

Opening June 8, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) presents Refuge Canada, a travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, just in time for the upcoming World Refugee Day on June 20. The exhibition draws visitors through its five themes: Life Before, Fear, Displacement, Refuge and […]

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Trudeau condemns child separation policy

It’s World Refugee Day, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned for the first time the U.S. government’s policy of separating children from their families upon illegal border crossings. “What’s going on in the United States is wrong. I can’t imagine what the families living through this are enduring,” Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa today. “Obviously, […]

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