Gazans escaping to Canada facing ‘unfair’ visa roadblocks, Palestinian-Canadian families say

Palestinian-Canadian families desperate to get loved ones out of Gaza are accusing the Canadian federal government of putting unnecessary and “unfair” roadblocks in their way. The government has said it will grant up to 5,000 temporary visas to residents of Gaza. Only a fraction of those visas have actually been green-lit. And then, only after people find a way to get out of Gaza and into Egypt. As Heather Yourex-West reports, families with loved ones in harm’s way say the delays are fully preventable and within the government’s control.

• As Ottawa boosts Gaza temporary visas, more questions on struggles to flee