Paul Toussaint was hopeful that Canada’s new humanitarian program aimed at reuniting Haitians, among others, with Canadian family members would mean his mother and two sisters would finally be able to join him in Montreal. That is, until he learned Quebec would not be taking part.
“How [can] you work that much for society and that society rejects you,” said Toussaint, a renowned chef who owns four businesses in Montreal.
Members of the Haitian community gathered inside one of his restaurants, Kamúy, on Thursday to put pressure on Premier François Legault’s government to reconsider its decision. Together, they form the Concertation haïtienne pour les migrants, a coalition of organizations representing
