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Pierre Elliott Trudeau welcomes Cambodian refugees in 1980

As the country prepares to welcome thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Syria, we had a look through the 1980 CBC archives and found a story on the arrival of a family that fled Cambodia for Ontario.

Family had recently moved to Canada as refugees from Cambodia

ARCHIVES Pierre Trudeau welcomes refugees in 1980

9 years ago
Duration 1:47
From the CBC archives: Former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau welcomes a family of Cambodian refugees in 1980.

In December 1980 a Cambodian familygathered in Ottawa to shake hands with the most powerful man in the country at the time: then prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Theyhad just arrived in the country after living in a refugee camp.

The two brothers, their wives and children came to live in Ontario with the help of Canadian families who sponsored them.

Watch the 1980 CBC reportin the video player above.