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Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Marie Yvena Senatus-Prince

Marie Yvena Senatus-Prince: Marie Yvena Senatus-Prince, a refugee, has been trying to sponsor her family to join her in Canada since 2010, before her daughter was kidnapped in May 2013, according to CBC. On May 17, her youngest daughter, Emilyne disappeared. On May 20, kidnappers contacted Senatus-Prince and demanded $200,000 ransom. She said she gave them $45,000 because she did not have more. Concerned about the rest of her family The federal NDP is calling on the Canadian government to end the delay in an Ottawa woman's application to bring her family from Haiti, after she said her daughter was killed by kidnappers in that country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada lists the average time to resolve files from Haiti at under 12 months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.