Pier 21 and Canada's evolving immigration policy
Falen and Leah take a look back at this historic port of entry that saw almost a million immigrants and refugees arrive in Canada .
Pier 21, located in Halifax, was a historic port of entry and now houses the Canadian Museum of Immigration
In 1955, Canada's immigration officials began a special experimental program to bring in Palestinian refugees through Pier 21. Falen and Leah take a look back at this historic port of entry that saw almost a million immigrants and refugees arrive in Canada and then find out what has changed since Pier 21's heyday. And then they try to find out if we are currently better or worse at responding to refugees in crisis zones like Gaza and Sudan.
With special guests Jan Raska from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Gauri Sreenivasan from the Canadian Council for Refugees.
Listen to the episode here, and get transcripts of our series here.
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Key References
- Pier 21
- Canadian Council for Refugees
- Forgotten Experiment: Canada's Resettlement of Palestinian Refugees, 1955-1956
- Canada's family reunification unequal for refugees, says Sudanese Canadian
- A Canadian man tried for months to get his sister out of war-torn Sudan. She died waiting
- Canada promised visas for 1,000 people in Gaza. None have left with Canada's help
- Sudan Crisis Explained
- What's the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide
- How Canada's refugee system works
- Immigration Policy in Canada
- The history of conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza
- Canada promised visas for 1,000 people in Gaza. None have left with Canada's help