Could the pandemic be the moment needed to make Canada’s immigration system more fair?
by from on (#55W4N)
When refugee Naim Karimi left Pakistan years ago, his wife and two children stayed behind. Twice rejected for asylum in Canada, he was granted permanent residence last year on humanitarian grounds. In March, finally in a position to be reunited with his wife and kids, Karimi submitted the family's passports to the Canadian High Commissioner in Islamabad. The next day, Pakistan was locked down.