Refugee Claimants: Esquimalt

Cargo Ship Dept: The Ministry for Children and Family Development says the boy and his father were not allowed to remain together, unlike mothers and their children who came to Vancouver Island aboard the MV Sun Sea, according to CBC. But the same rules don't apply to a father and his son, believed to be about seven years old, who were among the 492 people who arrived on the ship in Esquimalt, B.C., on Friday and the MV Sun Sea was escorted into the harbour at Esquimalt, B.C. on Friday. DND A young boy who arrived on the the Sri Lankan cargo ship carrying refugee claimants last week has been separated by authorities from his father, B.C. officials confirm. The 25 mothers and 54 children are being held together at the Burnaby Youth Detention Centre and have been among the first to go through detention hearings this week. As reported in the news.
@t vancouver island, sun sea