hubert humphrey: The Republicans ran Richard M. Nixon, the manipulator and criminal, according to The Chronicle Herald. Hapless Hubert Humphrey ran for the divided Democrats. Like now, American voters faced stark choices in war-torn '68. George Wallace represented the racists. Trump America is dark, violent and frightened, a superpower in decline, divided by race and culture. This time, it Donald Trump on offer for the GOP, an amalgam of Nixon paranoia and Wallace intolerance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic extremism: He then killed himself, according to Metro News. There was no suggestion that Islamic extremism played any part in the slayings."We will probably never find out what really moved him and pushed him to his inhuman actions," President Joachim Gauck said at a memorial event in Bavaria state parliament. On July 22, an 18-year-old German-Iranian man killed nine people and wounded over 30 others at a McDonald restaurant and shopping mall in the city. The rampage in Munich was the deadliest of a string of attacks over a week that rattled Germany — a sequence that also included an axe attack and a bombing in Bavaria that were both claimed by the Islamic State group. They will not keep us in the captivity of perpetual fear."Earlier Sunday, Gauck joined Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional officials at a nondenominational service in the city Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady. Gauck acknowledged that "the events outstrip our ability to distinguish one act from another — we find it hard to distinguish between whether an act was committed in the name of a religion or an ideology, out of fanaticism, nationalism or racism.""There is one thing we will not give all those who want to make our home a place of fear and horror, the assailants and gunmen and the terrorists: our submission," he said. "They will not force us to hate like they hate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parade: Spectators at Vancouver Pride Parade strained to get a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family as they participated in the 38th annual parade. "It a time where the whole city, families, communities come out, we celebrate the great diversity that is such a strength of our country," he said. "We celebrate community, we celebrate family and all these things together, according to CBC. It means we're going to have a great pride and it a pleasure for me to be here." Trudeau about to become first PM to march in Vancouver Pride Parade Black Lives Matter Vancouver joins Dyke March as other groups also sit out Pride Former Vancouver Pride chair reflects on past parades Trudeau is the first sitting prime minister to participate in Vancouver parade, which took place between noon and 3 p.m. Justin Trudeau, along with his wife Sophie Grégoire and the couples' three children were the star attraction at Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday. "What an incredible pleasure it is to be back here at pride this year here in Vancouver," said Justin Trudeau along the route as he pushed a stroller with one of his children in it and his wife Sophie Grégoire joined him in waving enthusiastically to the crowd of roughly 500,000 people. PT on Sunday with 138 entries and thousands of marchers. Trudeau marched in the parade in 2014 and 2015 as leader of the Liberal party, but his participation in Sunday event follows the milestone he set earlier in July when he became the first sitting prime minister to march in Toronto Pride parade — the country largest. Spencer Coy, a recent graduate, said he was impressed to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Vancouver Pride Parade. "It just shows that the government is supporting the actions of the community," he said. "It just shows that the government is supporting the actions of the community," said recent high school graduate Spencer Coy who watched the parade from the sidewalk in Vancouver West End. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spending caps: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air.A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate."It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press."I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years."A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state, according to Metro News. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. Graves believes there been a Canadian sea change. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victorian london: Until Oct. 19 at the Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com or 800-511-7429As the last production in its 55th season — and the final one in Jackie Maxwell tenure as artistic director — the Shaw Festival goes grandiose and gory, in the form of the celebrated musical thriller Sweeney Todd, the story of a barber-turned-murderer originally set in Victorian London, according to Toronto Star. While the production features fabulous musical direction and ensemble singing, and some fine performances in featured roles, the central characterizations and voices are not sufficiently strong, and the conceptualization and staging can be unclear, with sometimes troubling results. By Karen Fricker Theatre Critic Sun., July 31, 2016 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, music directed by Jackie Maxwell. Article Continued Below The nature of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer Hugh Wheeler achievement with this show has always been paradoxical. Over the years it has been much interpreted: Hal Prince original 1979 Broadway production played the material as a critique of capitalist class politics, while John Doyle stripped-back 2004 London/New York revival located the whole thing inside an asylum, underlining that the title character loses his sanity. On the one hand, it contains some of the most beautiful songs in the musical theatre canon and some of the deftest, funniest lyrics, but its subject matter is revenge, obsession, murder and eventually cannibalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian history: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air, according to The Waterloo Record. A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate. "It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press. "I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years." A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spending caps: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air.A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate."It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press."I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years."A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state, according to Brandon Sun. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. Graves believes there been a Canadian sea change. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

convention democrats: By Paul Wells National Affairs Sat., July 30, 2016 That was a lovely convention the Democrats had in Philadelphia, according to Toronto Star. With 100 days to go until the U.S. presidential election, it is now time for Canada government to consider whether it can do anything to help stop Donald Trump election. Canada must be ready to play by his, writes Paul Wells. And if the disaster cannot be stopped, Canada must prepare for the worst. The Democratic convention was a methodical display of strategy as theatre. Let unpack this. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

goat: It something Larry and Clara Hedrich didn't expect when they started raising dairy goats in the 1970s as a hobby, according to Metro News. They now milk 800 dairy goats, make award-winning cheese from cow, sheep and goat milk and boast enough capacity to process triple what they currently do."We're competing in our farm here in Pipe, Wisconsin, with the world," Larry Hedrich said. It earning another milk laurel in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk: the most dairy goats in the U.S. That distinction will only stand to increase when two of the largest goat dairies in the world soon begin operating in northeast Wisconsin. The growth in Wisconsin — as well as California, which is No. 2 in goat- and sheep-milk sales — is due to both existing infrastructure and growing appreciation for goat milk in the U.S. Chefs are using it more frequently, consumers are seeking out its unique taste and growing immigrant populations from places like East Africa and Latin America are looking for the familiar products, according to Norm Monsen, dairy economic development consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Goat milk in the U.S. is used mostly for cheese, retail sales of which reached $142 million this year, up 8 per cent from $131 million in 2015, according to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. But there a lack of research and goat-specific products, like medicine or feed, which can be problematic for farmers who are turning to the emerging market. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

freeman pizza: I know, according to The Chronicle Herald. I lived there myself — as have many of my friends, coworkers, classmates and eventually my own students and my grown children friends. These buildings are as much a part of life as are draught, late-night Freeman pizza or sharing Bud the Spud fries with the seagulls. This location has been home to so many, for so long, for good reasons. Walking distance to Dalhousie University, Saint Mary University, the Halifax Commons and downtown Halifax, Quinpool Tower and Court are located among the most popular independent and large-scale shops, restaurants and businesses in town. Among them, location. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hillary clinton: Therefore, it was disappointing to read that he would adopt progressive talking points around issues of identity and minority candidates to try and elucidate upon the visceral dislike Hillary Clinton engenders for so many, according to Toronto Star. The distaste that I and others I know have for Mrs. Sat., July 30, 2016 Re: The mystery of American distaste for Hillary Clinton, July 25Re: First lady fires up Democrats, July 26The mystery of American distaste for Hillary Clinton, July 25As a trained political economist with graduate-level qualifications, columnist Thomas Walkom oftentimes presents refreshing arguments that run counter to the current economic orthodoxy. Clinton has absolutely nothing to do with her gender and her professional attainment, and has everything to do with her embrace of neoliberal, economic orthodoxy. Article Continued Below This has manifested itself in the neoliberal paradigm over the last 40 years, characterized by retrenchment of the welfare state, privatization of public assets, deregulation of economic sectors favouring capital flows and accumulation, including free trade deals, gutting of labour regulations giving rise to precarious employment, and a moral ethic of personal responsibility couched in language of self-fulfilment and self-actualization through therapeutic discourses. Beginning with the Powell Memo and The Crisis of Democracy report from the first of half of the 1970s, U.S. and global capitalists embarked upon a program to reassert their class power in opposition to the New Left student movement, militant labour activity, and a broader countercultural zeitgeist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mission members: The names of the two male Sûreté du Québec sergeants have not been made public, according to CTV. For more than 20 years, Canadian peacekeepers in Haiti have tried to bring stability and security to a country that has seen decades of chaos. The allegations date back to 2013, when the provincial officers were serving on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti. But allegations of sexual misconduct against two former peacekeepers have some questioning Canada credibility. Criminal investigations were held in Haiti and in Quebec, but no charges were laid. One of the officers at the centre of the allegations allegedly frequented a bar that was off limits to mission members and attempted to solicit a local prostitute in January of 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian counterpart: But there were Stéphane Dion, Canada foreign affairs minister, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, meeting Monday on the neutral ground of a Pacific nations summit in Laos for a 30-minute cover-the-waterfront talk on issues of common interests, according to Toronto Star. The under-reported incident is a breakthrough for both countries. By David Olive Business Columnist Sat., July 30, 2016 This might seem a curious time for Ottawa to make a 180-degree turn in trying to restore healthy relations with Russia. Canada has been stridently critical of the Kremlin since Russia occupation of the Crimea two years ago, and has prohibited contact between high-level officials in the two countries. To be sure, Dion reiterated to Lavrov on Monday Canada acute concern about Russia threatening gestures in Ukraine and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, and the Kremlin controversial role in the Syrian conflict. But the Trudeau government, which earned a mandate in October for its promise to strengthen ties with both Russia and China, has broken the silence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian: Russian hockey was coming to town! Twenty months earlier in Cortina, Italy, the Russian national team won hockey gold at its first Winter Olympics by defeating Canada representatives, the Allan Cup champion Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, 2-0, according to Hamilton Spectator. In just 10 postwar years, Russia had not only reached the level Canadian hockey had taken 50 years to achieve but was introducing new styles of play that would transform the game over the next two decades. Six decades ago, Kitchener-Waterloo also had Russian sports headlines — for all the right reasons. Apart from short newsreel clips, few Canadians had ever seen the Russians play so this middle-of-the-Cold War, late-1957 tour was a sure sellout. Nevertheless, the game in Kitchener was seen as a chance for the Dutchmen to gain some revenge for the Olympic loss. Only six of the touring players had been on the Olympic roster: the remainder were from three Moscow clubs, giving rise to the nickname Moscow Selects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bc: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigrant Settlement Services of BC , Emergency Management BC, Emergency Social Services in the Tri-Cities, the Red Cross, Concert Properties, BC Housing, and the Fraser Health Authority have all been involved in the effort so far, according to CTV. The families lost their homes on Cottonwood Avenue in a fire Thursday morning. According to the provincial government, 10 families of Syrian refugees have already been provided with temporary housing, clothing, prescriptions, and other essentials, and are expected to be placed in permanent housing in the coming weeks. The three-storey building, which does not have sprinklers, was undergoing repairs and the water was turned off. The building landlord offered the apartments for the Syrian refugees below market rent for the short term, because there are so few available rentals in the area. The tar roof trapped the flames and heat, making it a challenge for crews to put out the blaze. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

goat: It something Larry and Clara Hedrich didn't expect when they started raising dairy goats in the 1970s as a hobby, according to Brandon Sun. They now milk 800 dairy goats, make award-winning cheese from cow, sheep and goat milk and boast enough capacity to process triple what they currently do."We're competing in our farm here in Pipe, Wisconsin, with the world," Larry Hedrich said. It earning another milk laurel in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk: the most dairy goats in the U.S. That distinction will only stand to increase when two of the largest goat dairies in the world soon begin operating in northeast Wisconsin. The growth in Wisconsin — as well as California, which is No. 2 in goat- and sheep-milk sales — is due to both existing infrastructure and growing appreciation for goat milk in the U.S. Chefs are using it more frequently, consumers are seeking out its unique taste and growing immigrant populations from places like East Africa and Latin America are looking for the familiar products, according to Norm Monsen, dairy economic development consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Goat milk in the U.S. is used mostly for cheese, retail sales of which reached $142 million this year, up 8 per cent from $131 million in 2015, according to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. But there a lack of research and goat-specific products, like medicine or feed, which can be problematic for farmers who are turning to the emerging market. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian: Russian hockey was coming to town! Twenty months earlier in Cortina, Italy, the Russian national team won hockey gold at its first Winter Olympics by defeating Canada representatives, the Allan Cup champion Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, 2-0, according to The Waterloo Record. In just 10 postwar years, Russia had not only reached the level Canadian hockey had taken 50 years to achieve but was introducing new styles of play that would transform the game over the next two decades. Six decades ago, Kitchener-Waterloo also had Russian sports headlines — for all the right reasons. Apart from short newsreel clips, few Canadians had ever seen the Russians play so this middle-of-the-Cold War, late-1957 tour was a sure sellout. Nevertheless, the game in Kitchener was seen as a chance for the Dutchmen to gain some revenge for the Olympic loss. Only six of the touring players had been on the Olympic roster: the remainder were from three Moscow clubs, giving rise to the nickname Moscow Selects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american patriotism: Contrasting herself sharply with her opponent Donald Trump, Clinton presented herself as a president who would plays well with others and knows how to keep a cool head, according to Toronto Star. Don't say 'I alone can fix it.' We'll fix it together, she said Although her oratory is not as polished as that of Barack Obama, Joe Biden or even her husband Bill, Hillary Clinton did made clear her case why she should be president. When there are no ceilings, the skies the limit, she told a packed convention Thursday night. Faced with an army of angry Bernie Sanders supporters on the left and the fiery rhetoric of Trump on the right, Clinton juggled both progressive policies and an appeal to old-fashioned American patriotism. In America, if you can dream it, you should be able to do it, she said, promising free tuition for the middle class, an end to Citizens United and a tax on the mega rich. react-text: 148 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton asks for votes during the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention. /react-text Meanwhile, she applauded the armed forces and promised that, if she were president, she would fight Daesh and find diplomatic solutions to world problems. Article Continued Below Way too many dreams die in the parking lots of banks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

azita haddadi: Earlier this year, I wrote about the value of honouring the immigrants that help make Canada better, according to Huffington Post Canada. It was a broad call to acknowledge the social, economic and cultural contribution that thousands of immigrants make to our country. Talented immigrants arrive every year to call Canada home, and these newcomers shape this country future in important ways. What struck me about this year RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards honourees was that so many of them are either relatively young themselves, or their efforts and energy have been focused on empowering Canada youth - our next generation of leaders - through mentorship and support. Azita Haddadi : A doctor of pharmacy, Azita research program at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on novel approaches for cancer treatments, and her work has won a number of grants and awards. Each of the examples below has an inspiring story. . • Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

building: Burnaby fire crews were called in for back up since there were two other blazes going on in Coquitlam at the same time, according to CTV. The three-storey building, which does not have sprinklers, was undergoing repairs and the water was turned off. Coquitlam fire crews responded to the three-alarm fire on Cottonwood Avenue just after 10:30 a.m. The tar roof trapped the flames and heat, making it a challenge for crews to put out the blaze. Most of the refugee families living in the building came to Canada from Aleppo, Syria, arriving in the fall of last year. The building landlord offered the apartments for the Syrian refugees below market rent for the short term, because there are so few available rentals in the area. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emily eaton: Another news week and rabble.ca bloggers continue to bring nuanced and thoughtful takes on the stories of the week, according to Rabble. From the oil spill in Saskatchewan to Victoria Super InTent City, here are the top rabble.ca blog posts of the week. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Last Thursday oil spill in Northern Saskatchewan has threatened the drinking water of tens of thousands. There have been over 18 000 spills recorded in the province since 1990. Emily Eaton explains how this is just one of thousands of spills related to the extractive oil industry that happen annually in the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hate-mongering bully: Then Clinton raised the stakes, according to Metro News. She described this election as a moment of reckoning for a country that risks electing a uniquely dangerous man — whom she characterized as an ill-informed, thin-skinned, hate-mongering bully too reckless to hold the great levers of power."Imagine him in the Oval Office," she said, after accepting the Democratic nomination as the first female presidential candidate for a major U.S. party."A man we can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."She referred to him calling women pigs, mocking a judge of Mexican heritage, miming a disabled reporter, and insulting former Republican nominee John McCain for being captured in Vietnam: "Here the sad truth," Clinton said. "There is no other Donald Trump. She rolled through the challenges of this era: stagnant wages, terrorist attacks, climate change, student debt, laying out promises for tackling them as a roomful of supporters waved U.S. flags, chanted her name, and drowned out periodic heckling from left-wing protesters. This is it."She called him unworthy of a country whose Latin motto is, "Out of many, one." Likening him to a childhood tormentor, Clinton shared a story about her mother refusing to allow her in the house as she tried fleeing a bully: "She literally locked the door. 'Go back out there,' she said... She was right. While the party has a variety of progressive planks in its platform it does not intend to fight this election on a left-right axis — but on other fronts. You have to stand up to bullies."It a recurring theme of the Democratic convention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hillary clinton: The address was the latest effort by Democrats to highlight their diversity and criticize Trump most contentious plans, according to Toronto Star. Beyond his proposed wall across Mexico, the billionaire businessman has threatened to ban Muslims from entering the United States if he becomes president. Khan said that Hillary Clinton, by contrast, called my son the best of America. Capt. He was 27. Humayun Khan died in 2004 when a car loaded with explosives blew up at his compound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hunger strike: Immigration detainees now on Day 14 of hunger strike in Ontario "I'm a refugee myself so this hits close to home," said Hazim Ismail, who was born in Malaysia and originally arrived in Winnipeg as an international student, according to CBC. Hazim Ismail asks a crowd of around 50 people to think about refugees who are starving themselves in two Ontario prisons, where they in indefinite detention. Specifically, they say they were standing in solidarity with 50 immigration detainees at two Ontario prisons, who went on a hunger strike more than two weeks ago to protest Canada policy. In April, Ismail claim for refugee status was accepted. Gay, atheist student from Malaysia has refugee claim accepted On Thursday, Ismail said refugees around Canada feel connected to the immigration detainees in Ontario. A gay man, he feared for his life in his home country, where homosexuality is punishable by law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

justin trudeau: There something about Justin Trudeau and his PR-spinning Liberal Team that reminds me of the Tennessee Williams character Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, according to Rabble. Pollitt famously uttered the line: "What that smell in this room Didn't you notice it, Brick Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odour of mendacity in this room ... There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odour of mendacity... You can smell it. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. It smells like death." Mendacity, for those without instant dictionary access, is a code word for behaviour that is disingenuous, two-faced, deceitful, hypocritical. Trudeau, whose PR perfume will not be able to cover up the mess he and his team are making in Ottawa much longer. In other words, a term that more and more Canadians will soon be applying to Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

olympic swimmer: The first task upon arriving "A selfie," he told CBC Metro Morning Matt Galloway, according to CBC. The son of Chilean and Nicaraguan immigrants, Acevedo says becoming an Olympic swimmer is not just an accomplishment for him, but for his entire family in Canada. "I think they're super proud of me, and I've exceeded their expectations." Watch: Javier Acevedo qualifies for Rio with 100m Backstroke victory Ryan Cochrane leads way, but women dominate Canada Olympic swim team Acevedo was the first man to qualify for the Canadian swim team at the Olympic trials held in April, where he set a new Canadian record for the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 53.67 seconds. It a dream come true for the 18-year-old swimmer from Scarborough who heads to Rio de Janeiro Friday with the 27-member Canadian swim team. Knowing that race was his one and only shot at the games is what propelled him to the wall in the homestretch, he says. "I thought to myself - if you want to make this team, you have to put everything into this last 50 metres , or it over," he remembers. After he clinched the win in Scarborough Pan Am pool, just five minutes from his parents' home, Acevedo says he looked up in the stands to see his family in tears with the realization he'd just secured a spot on the Olympic team. "They've seen me go through the hard training, and turn from a mediocre swimmer into an Olympic swimmer. Aroldo and Catherine Acevedo will join their son Javier along with his sister Catalina at the Olympic games in Rio. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.