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November 23, 2017

Montreal rectory becomes transition centre for asylum seekers

A man walks up the stairs of the rectory of our Lady of Victory Parish Oct. 9 in Montreal. This new center, called Le Pont (The Bridge), was created by the Archdiocese of Montreal for women and children asylum seekers.
MONTREAL – When a Haitian mother and her two young children crossed into Canada by taxi, "police officers said that I was going to be arrested because I had just done something illegal."
Published in Canada