“I said, I am a new immigrant… and could I see books in library, and could I get a book about Marshall McLuhan?”  – Binay Chhetry, Brampton, ON

“In a months time, I would pass through the Main St, and people would say, ‘hello, Doc.’” – Harpreet Kochhar, Watford, ON

“Friends, I call them, they come, twenty, twenty five of them, and they make a table under the trees.” Roohollah Ezat-Yazdi, Ottawa, Ontario

“Almaty, where I last lived… there are signs that say ‘keep off the grass.’ Here, people go on the grounds of Parliament and relax…” Natalya Krejeva, Ottawa, ON

“It was the most amazing fireworks.” Ian McDermott, Kincardine, ON