"While no one deserves to be fearful, it’s essential to acknowledge that public fears are commonly embedded in racism and further provoked by unfair media coverage, as you mention in your article."
February 2, 2024
To:
Aidan Simardone, Author, Hill Times
Charelle Evelyn, Managing Editor, Hill Times
Dear Mr. Simardone,
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East to thank you for an article titled “Immigration requirements for Gazans are onerous and unfair” published on January 29 by the Hill Times.
As an immigration lawyer, your perspective on Canada’s recent immigration requirements for Gazans is incredibly insightful. To read that you have never seen such stringent and detailed demands emphasizes the racist double standard to which Canadian immigration policy adheres.
I particularly appreciate your professional opinion that public fears should not dictate immigration policy. While no one deserves to be fearful, it’s essential to acknowledge that public fears are commonly embedded in racism and further provoked by unfair media coverage, as you mention in your article.
Thank you, Aidan Simardone, for using your professional experience to shed light on Canada’s unfair immigration policy. Please continue to do so.
Sincerely,
Rose Mardikian,
Media Analyst, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East