He became a Canadian citizen on July 1, 2017, Canada’s 150th anniversary, and was elected to city council in November. He smiles broadly and laughs joyously as he retraces his journey from a refugee camp to city council at a downtown coffee shop. He said Canada gave him a home and his election to council gives him the chance to give back. “Canada gave me that chance,” he said. People have lifted me up and given me that chance.”Dubow said Canada gave him a safe home after 20 years of being homeless.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2018 09:00 UTC