<p>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&nbsp;if we are currently better or worse at responding to refugees in crisis zones like Gaza and Sudan.</p><p><br></p><p>With special guests Jan Raska from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Gauri Sreenivasan from the Canadian Council for Refugees.</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes:</p><p><a href="lnk.to/T3wQK2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crash Course on Ukrainian Canadians</a></p><p><a href="lnk.to/dzsgay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Halifax Donair</a></p><p><a href="lnk.to/oaWTjV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The province of Jamaica</a></p><p><br></p><p>For&nbsp;more links and more about this episode visit us at&nbsp;<a href="cbc.ca/secretlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cbc.ca/secretlife</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tik Tok</a>.</p>

The Secret Life of Canada

CBC

S6: Canada's historic Palestinian immigration program you probably haven't heard of

OCT 24, 202419 MIN
The Secret Life of Canada

S6: Canada's historic Palestinian immigration program you probably haven't heard of

OCT 24, 202419 MIN

Description

<p>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&nbsp;if we are currently better or worse at responding to refugees in crisis zones like Gaza and Sudan.</p><p><br></p><p>With special guests Jan Raska from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Gauri Sreenivasan from the Canadian Council for Refugees.</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes:</p><p><a href="lnk.to/T3wQK2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crash Course on Ukrainian Canadians</a></p><p><a href="lnk.to/dzsgay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Halifax Donair</a></p><p><a href="lnk.to/oaWTjV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The province of Jamaica</a></p><p><br></p><p>For&nbsp;more links and more about this episode visit us at&nbsp;<a href="cbc.ca/secretlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cbc.ca/secretlife</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tik Tok</a>.</p>