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Emigrating British family turned away from Canada because their daughter, 7, is disabled
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by renovatio | August 7, 2008 at 07:13 pm
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Why the rules in Canada is so complicated?? No family expected to have their children disabled. Disabled doesn't mean not perfect!
Paul Chapman, his wife Barbara-Anne and their children Jack, 16, and Lucy, seven, were excited about setting up home on a two-acre plot in Nova Scotia.
But their dreams were shattered by an immigration official who announced they could not enter the country because Lucy has a disability.
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at 22:09 on August 7th, 2008
renovatio, I like this story. It's good stuff. This is very shocking, I can't believe some country like Canada to do that.
at 22:24 on August 7th, 2008
Hi Mr. Sanjay, thanks' for flag the story and your comment.
You'd better believe now, their hospitality is below average.
at 23:36 on August 7th, 2008
renovatio, I like this story. Only healthy people are good people, but every criminal with a good bank account and a cleaned-up record is welcomed. No place for us, why?
at 00:01 on August 8th, 2008
Hi Mr. Solarlife, thanks' for flag the story.
The criminal bring to Canada $$$. It's all about the money.
at 02:21 on August 8th, 2008
renovatio, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 02:29 on August 8th, 2008
Hi Mr. Paschen, thanks' for the flag.
at 11:13 on August 8th, 2008
This is like the case of Laibar Singh.
at 13:41 on August 8th, 2008
I support the Canadian Government's decision in this case.Her condition sounds a lot like downs syndrome. It may not require special medication today but who knows what advances the medical community will make and what those furture drugs, or more likely, therapy will cost. We still do not cover the intensive therapy that the parents of children with downs are lobbying for. And those people are Canadian citizens. Because we have a socialized medical system we cannot afford to accept immigrants who could be a major financial drain on our public system.