Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for having me here today. My name is Dalal Abdallah, and I'm from the Yazidi community in London, Ontario. I'm here representing Yazda. I came here on May 3, 2016 to bring you the voices of Yazidis girls from Iraq, Syria,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you so much for all your time and for listening to me. I hope—I hope—all of you guys will go and think about this not as politicians but as humans to humans. Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I believe that a lot of the Yazidis, as Nafiya said, are afraid to expose their culture and religion because they are targeted. They are being targeted in the Middle East. For the majority of them, when they do come to the interview process and are asked about it on the ap

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe that at one point the largest population was in London, Ontario, where I am from. Also, Winnipeg has a population that is growing fairly—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe that in London, Ontario, it's growing. The last time I checked, the population was around 400, but that number is growing with incoming refugees. For Winnipeg, I'm not too sure.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are some in Scarborough as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We are very equipped. We have an amazing community in London, Ontario. We have the London InterCommunity Health Centre that provides beyond medical services, such as counselling, and referrals to anything that they require or need. They are very supportive of the women's shelters

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  At this point, I think we should lift the cap entirely. I mean, we haven't done enough for the Yazidis, and we need to do that. This is the time—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I think that's definitely much needed for the Yazidis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  One of the big reasons I'm here is because I've seen that outcome. I mean, we haven't reached the number that we have promised the Yazidis. That is a very big thing. I believe that Yazidis are lost in the UN at times. We need to create a program that is dedicated directly for Yaz

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it would be great to bring some of the survivors to this table, people like Ghazel, who I talked about. They have the real information of what they have gone through and how the process is. I think it would be beneficial for Canada to see the work that is being done and h