Judge Alain Ayache granted the Citizenship to new Canadian in Vancouver on June 16th 2009

The Judge of the Citizenship in Canada Alain Ayache granted the Citizenship to new Canadian in ‎Vancouver on the 16th of June 2009.‎

The President of the WLCU Vancouver’s Chapter Jamale Zarifeh arranged on behalf of WLCU – BC ‎Council a reception and was the speaker in two Citizenship sessions.‎
Miss Nadina Zarifeh sang the Canadian National Anthem in both French and English for the two ‎sessions. ‎

Judge Ayache had a small speech in the reception where he thanked everyone for their hard ‎work and especially the receiver of the Woman of Distinction Award (The WLCU Vancouver ‎President) Jamale Zarifeh for her cooperation.‎

At her turn, Mrs. Zarifeh thanked his honor judge Ayache for giving the WLCU Vancouver the ‎opportunity to host the citizenship reception and for his professionalism in conducting the two ‎sessions. She, then, talked about her experience as an immigrant. She asked the families to ‎respect their values, language and customs, to maintain their culture but integrate with the large ‎Canadian family. She encouraged them to have the willing and let their children have the same ‎willing to become true Canadians.‎
Now they belong to a great country. They have the Charter of rights and everyone has the ‎freedom of speech, mobility, equality before and under the law.‎
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She finally thanked all the ladies who helped to make the two sessions a success : Effat Abou El ‎Hessen, Pascale Kahwaji, Varla and Nadina Zarifeh, Nadia, as well as she thanked the WLCU ‎Senior who assist her : Mr Michel Doueihi, President of the WLCU Senate, and Mr Carlo Rahal.‎