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To: Stephen O who wrote (2325)	4/3/2003 8:47:54 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) of 37631

Holocaust survivor can remain in Canada: Coderre Last Updated Thu, 03 Apr 2003 7:27:25 cbc.ca TORONTO - A 75-year-old Holocaust survivor will be allowed to stay in Canada with her two sisters after the federal immigration minister reversed a decision by his department. Immigration Minister Denis Coderre said Wednesday Helen Dougherty could remain in Canada. In an earlier decision, the department ruled she had to leave or be deported, rejecting her application to remain on "humanitarian and compassionate grounds." Coderre's change of heart came hours after a Toronto newspaper ran a front-page story featuring Dougherty. "I have decided to instruct my official that, on compassionate grounds, to allow Ms. Dougherty to stay in Canada," Coderre told the House of Commons. Dougherty, a widow with Alzheimer's disease, came to live with her two sisters two years ago. They are her only remaining family. Canada's immigration rules don't allow Canadians to sponsor their siblings for permanent residence. The immigration minister has the power to waive the rules. Alliance MP Diane Ablonczy says it should not have required a public outcry for the government to do "the right thing."

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