Citizenship and Immigration committee  Definitely. Honestly, when I came I was really shy because I was a hijabi and I couldn't do certain things like swimming or other things that in my religion I wasn't allowed to do. My family was really supportive, and the Boys and Girls Club was really supportive too. I overcame

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you so much for having me.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Honestly, it would be helpful to have really motivating people. When I came I met a lot of volunteers who spoke the same language, Arabic, and it was really good to communicate with them and tell them what I needed and ask how I could translate that into English. It is really imp

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It definitely would help to have the different languages. It doesn't matter if the refugees only come from Syria or from all over the world. We should all give them the supplies that they need. It would be helpful giving them the education as well, obviously. Coming here it was r

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. When I was in Syria, I didn't belong there, and I felt like I was the only black person who was there. I used to get picked on every recess, or when I was eating by myself. Then when I came here, I was afraid of having the same experience, not knowing that every place was di

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you to the chair and the committee for having me and allowing me to share my experience with you. My name is Hayat Said. I came to Canada in 2011. I originally came from Syria. Coming to Canada was really hard because one of my struggles was that I didn't speak English, an