Feel free to borrow from my letter if you like.
February-4-10
RE: Alarming Processing Time at HC Nairobi
Dear Minister Kenney;
This is the third letter we have written to your office in two years about the processing times for visas and citizenship paperwork from the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi. The first letter to your predecessor actually produced [...]
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably heard, at least one two major occasions, that action is needed to speed up the immigration process at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya. 17 African countries’ visa and citizenship documents are processed through the HC, and the timelines are notoriously long. What [...]
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If you are like me, you love giving books. I wanted to draw your attention to a few books that have gone over really well with my kids (you can see a small selection scrolling on top but there are tons of multicultural / adoption / nature kids books in my store) as well as [...]
The strangest thing just happened.
I was getting ready for a Christmas party this evening, in the bathroom in my bathrobe, when the doorbell rang. I opened the door and apologized for my appearance to the two teenagers standing on the steps. They asked if I had any bottles or cans I wanted to get rid [...]
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in [...]
On Saturday we are going to join the Bike Rally in Kelowna to support international action against climate change. There are events happening across Canada, if you would like to get involved… check it out!
What are you doing this Saturday?
In three days, millions of people around the world will gather in support of protecting our [...]
Flying to Ethiopia the way we did, we were so afraid that 1. our kids would be dispersed to other orphanages and 2. that they would run out of food.
Well, if the Women’s Ministry hadn’t been in a training seminar for two weeks at that time, the transition home may well have been “reorganized” and [...]
Hello All, this is Nicky’s sister, Ena. I am posting for Nicky because, as you know from Jrock’s post, she is currently en route to Ethiopia with our Mum.
First of all, thank you to all for your heartfelt thoughts and prayers (atheist or otherwise ;~D ). They are very much appreciated. Nicky and Jrock’s family [...]
I have no idea how many of our blog readers are First Nations, but for what it’s worth! I’d like to leand my support to Shawn Atleo’s campaign to become National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Shawn is my cousin by marriage, so I’ve had the chance to spend some time with him. He’s [...]
all these books are available in “My Bookstore“, as well as in your local library!
My Father’s Daughter
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My friend T lend me this book, and I ate it up in 2 hours. It’s the (true) story of a British woman, adopted from Eritrea, who finds her birth family and goes back to Eritrea to meet them. [...]
This whole “no pesticides no herbicides” thing has been a big deal for my farmer-raised-in-Saskatchewan husband… but he is getting into it and having some real fun gardening these days.
We’ve found a few aphids on the cherry tree and one of the rose bushes (Jrock’s prized roses!!) and he has been diligently soap-straying them. But [...]
The spring wine festival starts at the end of the month - it’s the biggest event in the year in the Okanagan - aside, of course, from the fall wine festival. We have noticed that we have been drinking more wie since we moved here… not too much! but we did go through three barrels [...]
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I was sent this video by a fellow member of my Rotary Club - it’s just great if you love music. The video speaks to our commonalities and universalities - and how cooperation can bring us together.
Plus - it’s a total pick-me-up for your day. Enjoy!
A new shadow cabinet was just named by the Liberals. So while you are at it, you can also send a copy of your letters about the citizenship process for adopted children (see my example below) to Liberal and NDP critics (especially in light of the recent political turmoil.)
Maurizio Bevilacqua, MP
Liberal Citizenship and Immigration Critic
20 Cranston [...]
My MP Ron Cannan got back to me and followed up on the letter I wrote (copy below.) I have to tip my hat to Ron - he’s been such a good advocate for this issue! Anyway, he is talking to the Minister.Â
How are your letters being received?
I thought I would post a few ideas [...]
