Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I mentioned in my presentation, there are many different partners who can actually make it better for everyone's security: a school teacher or even the counsellors at the school. Absolutely, there's training that needs to be done in relation to how to approach certain topics i

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Being an immigrant myself and going through the process, I can honestly say, with the thousands of immigrants coming to Canada and the few cases that we're dealing with of people who are defrauding the system or using it, bringing big changes is basically punishing th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As an immigrant I submit that sometimes people are so desperate they are just going to apply for any place they can get, anything better than their own country. This is evident in our migrant vessels where people get on a ship and they may end up anywhere. The way I look at it

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can start first. I would probably have to take a really good look at both conditions, and rules and regulations under both, to be able to answer that question. I'm not really able to answer that question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry. I forgot to put my earpiece in.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. I believe the mentorship program would be an excellent idea. I know that these abuses are taking place but a lot of women are actually coming to this country and making an extremely good life for themselves, really succeeding in life. One thing I want to say about th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I obviously followed the Shafia case. As I have talked to different police officers across the country—and believe me I have worked right across the country—throughout my years of service, I have found that there is a lack of cultural knowledge. Because Canada is such a multicult

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee, my name is Shahin Mehdizadeh. I was born in Iran and left that country during the revolution in the late seventies. I lived in India for five years before immigrating to Canada in 1984. I have been a member of the RC

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's an excellent try.