Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role as the federal program for Sudanese resettlement is marked by increasing delays.
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax.

A constituent trying to bring her brother and his family to Canada and raise awareness for others trying to flee the catastrophic Sudanese Civil War says she was yelled at by her MP, Immigration Minister Lena Diab.   

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