Randall Garrison: Jasminder Bhandal

Jasminder Bhandal: She feels, very, very good, finally, said nephew Jasminder Bhandal, 45, a Saanich builder. She was very upset before, so much tension was a burden on her health. The aunt he calls mom is frail, has no family in India and has been fighting to stay since she first visited Langford in 2008. , according to Times Colonist. Garrison, who plans to drop in on her on Mothers Day, said the decision sets a precedent in keeping with Canadian values: When federal adjudicators deal with other cases involving family members who dont meet the strict legal definition of a family, those individuals can still qualify to stay. Its going to be an especially happy Mothers Day for Saanich resident Surjit Bhandal and the two nephews she raised since birth. Bhandal, 83, received word Friday that Citizenship and Immigration Canada will allow her to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds ending five years of rejection. Esquimalt Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison, whose office has championed her cause and put close to 100 hours into the case, said only a few routine procedures remain before Surjit Bhandal receives permanent resident status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.