Syrian Refugee Family and Canadian Tradition

St Andrew Presbyterian Church: The lack of political will to expedite the arrival of their family in Canada is utterly shameful and contrary to our Canadian tradition of "welcoming the stranger." Similarly, St, according to The Waterloo Record. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Kitchener raised $67,000 to support a Syrian refugee family. How can it take so long — April 28 I would like to thank columnist Luisa D'Amato and The Record for publishing the story about the First United Church efforts to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. Our application was approved in February 2016 and we were thrilled to hear that our family of six would arrive within three to 14 days. Our 30-member committee launched into full gear collecting furniture and household goods, contacting schools, securing a family doctor and a local dentist who offered free dental services to our family. Since our family had received all the security and medical clearances, our church rented an apartment for them in Kitchener in February. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.