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Family Members: Alexander

Colleagues Dept: First, explaining to family members, friends and colleagues that Claire and Alexander would travel alone required considerable diplomacy, according to Globe and Mail. I learned quickly that the only effective reply was: Yes, but we can only do this because they are twins. We d never ever think of allowing them to fly without us if they didn t have each other and the journey was not an easy one for my wife and me. Many people had no hesitation in telling us they thought this was a bad idea. You re sending them away on their own how heartless can you be ? was a common remark. The last phrase was not spoken, but clearly implied. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.