How to Sponsor a Refugee – Podcast with Ratna Omidvar on Canada’s Unique Program

Got 27,000 Canadian dollars? If so, why not sponsor a family of refugees? In this week's CGD podcast, Senator Ratna Omidvar discusses Canada’s experience of migration and refugees, and its unique program of private sponsorship.

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