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From left to right: Corey Levine, Saleem Spindari, manager of the Muslim Food Bank and Community Services, and Niousha Masoumi, executive director of the Phoenix Refugee Support Consultancy,
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Canada’s emergency response starkly different for Ukrainians, Afghans

March 28, 2022 Guest Post

By  Zahra Mahdi, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

While Canada has opened one dedicated stream for all Ukrainians escaping Russia’s invasion, it only made room for 40,000 Afghans escaping the Taliban’s rule under four cumbersome emergency response streams.

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