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. With special guests Jan Raska from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Gauri Sreenivasan from the Canadian Council for Refugees. Related episodes:<a href="lnk.to/T3wQK2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crash Course on Ukrainian Canadians</a><a href="lnk.to/dzsgay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Halifax Donair</a><a href="lnk.to/oaWTjV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The province of Jamaica</a> 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; 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>.

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 if we are currently better or worse at responding to refugees in crisis zones like Gaza and Sudan. With special guests Jan Raska from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Gauri Sreenivasan from the Canadian Council for Refugees. Related episodes: Crash Course on Ukrainian Canadians The Halifax Donair The province of Jamaica For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife.  Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok.

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

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

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