Half-Day Forum: Syrian Refugees and Meeting Hall

half-day forum: Ahmed Taris, 36, stepped forward, according to The Waterloo Record. So did many in the crowd of about 100 who had gathered for a free half-day forum on labour laws and workplace safety in their new country. Federal Immigration Minister John McCallum started shaking hands and posing for photos with appreciative Syrian refugees, now new Canadians, who filled a meeting hall at the Christian Labour Association of Canada member centre in Hespeler. They surrounded McCallum, held up their phones and clicked away countless selfies. A government minister was here to speak to him. This was a big deal to Taris, one of 1,200 Syrian refugees to settle in Waterloo Region as Canada welcomed an initial wave of 25,000 between last November and March. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.