Scott Mailman

Minister John McCallum: I am just so happy, Mailman told the Star, according to Toronto Star. You can’t disagree that Canada is the best country in the world. The grieving father, who recently lost his wife to cancer, had been packing to return to his native New Zealand when he received a call Friday from Immigration Minister John McCallum, who personally intervened in the case and told him he would be granted permanent residency. This is a great tribute to my wife. Scott Mailman with his late wife, Lisa, and daughter Sydney. After waiting almost two years for his immigration application to be processed, Mailman, 37, was told by department officials in October he’d have to leave Canada because his wife — his sponsor — was dead. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.