Canada & Adoption

I just emailed this note to the Prime Minister and the Immigration Minister in Canada. Just days ago, the Canadian government has stopped issuing all immigration visas for orphans from Africa, and per a newspaper article from British Columbia, a family is currently stranded in Nepal because they can't get the needed visa to bring home their child.

We are the parents of four children, three of whom joined us through international adoption. With the number of orphans in the world nearing 150 million, we need to be opening our homes quickly and appropriately.
We have been following friends through the adoption process and are concerned that the doors for adopted children from foreign countries are being closed by Canada. North Americans should be opening door to children coming into good, loving homes that have done everything by the book. Please do not close the Immigration doors but process them quickly!!

Sincerely,
James & Angela Miller, Michigan, U.S.A.

To read in more detail, you can visit A Place Called Simplicity. Linny's site also has the email addresses and the phone numbers for the Prime Minister and Immigration Minister in Canada. The more voices (respectful, please) that they hear from, the more likely it is that they will rethink the hold on immigration visas for orphans. These kids need a home, and we have so much to offer them in North America, don't we? Can you take the time to write a short email to them? You can copy mine above if you want...just be sure you adjust the number of kids that you have! :)