Canadian Somali Congress president on the successes and challenges of the Canadian Somali community

Canadian Somali Congress President interviewed by Nil Koksal of CBC News as part of a television series entitled "Canadian Dream." The series examines the successes and challenges that face different communities in Canada. This particular segment centered on the successes and challenges of the Canadian Somali community. The vast majority of Somalis in Canada are no longer immigrants but are Canadian citizens. Despite this fact, various levels of government and the mainstream community mistakenly continue to view Canadian Somalis as immigrants or recently-arrived refugees. This is evidenced by the fact that emphasis is placed on immigrant settlement services and language programs for a community that settled in this country decades ago. The real need of the community is integration into the Canadian mainstream. This can be achieved by a policy shift that emphasizes access to jobs and professions. Nowhere is this shift more needed than in Alberta where 30 young Canadian Somalis have been killed in the last 5 years. Despite the high number of deaths in Alberta, Ahmed Hussen noted that the vast majority of Canadian Somali youth are law abiding and productive citizens who are graduating from post-secondary institutions in record numbers.

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• Canadian
• Somali
• Congress
• Somalia
• Somalis
• Somali-Canadians
• Canada
• Ahmed
• Hussen

[baidoa1000]

So, this man says his organization is tied to the Canadian Jewish community? Is that what he is presiden for? Jewish!! Waa wax lalal yaabo, waan kaxumahay dhimashada dhalinta Soomaaliyeed ee soo korayso balse waxaan layaabanahay ninkaan Tv inta soo horfariistay kufaanayo in ay xiriir iyo iskaashi leeyihiin bulshada Yuhuuda, Subxaanalaah. War Illaah kacabso oo dadkaan aad leedahay president ayaan u ahay Congresskooda ha halaajin adna ha is halaajin sxb ee kasoo noqo arinkaas.

[CanSomCongress]

@baidoa1000

Salams. Muslims have lived with jewish people in peace for centuries. They are our closest brothers in faith. Yes there are some conflicts but we can not allow the issue in the middle east to be the determining character that we have with the Jewish people.

We have already destroyed our country. Any help we can get is great. What have you done? Thank you for your comment.

- CSC

[MuseCawl]

I feel sorry for the families who's gone through this ordeal. If only fathers and mothers knew better this would NEVER happened. This is what happens when there's No active fathers around(fathers who are involved what their children are doing). This is just what happened in Alberta, what about THOUSANDS young Somali men in Toronto Jails?.

[CanSomCongress]

@MuseCawl

We totally agree. Something needs to change in order for our people to survive in this new land. We need to change so that outcomes change. Thank you for your comment.

-CSC

[cybernomad01]

This guy is Fake...There is nothing wrong with working Jews - but there is no Jews mentor ship working along side somalis in Canada(I live in Toronto) its all lie...its a front for his career aspirations and most somalis don't want confront his lies

[BilanBaxsan]

@baidoa1000 ...Walaal hadalka muhiimkiisa waad heysaa ee ha ka weecan, si horumar loo gaaro waa in dadkan aan la noolnahay wax la wadaagnaa. Shaqsi walba loola dhaqmo sidaad adigu jeclaan laheyd in laguula dhaqmo. Qasab maaha iney dadku is jecel yihiin laakiin waa in leysla shaqeyn karaa. Qofka diintiisa, dhaqankiisa iyo shaqsiyadiisaba ma xukmin karno anaga. Dadkan bini'aadan ayaan isku nahay balse nin walba nabigiisa. Caruurteena wixii caawinaya ILLAAHEY ha nooga soo qaado.

[baidoa1000]

@BilanBaxsan Bilan waxaan filayaa inaad jawaabtaada lasoo daahday sida adigaba aad sheegtay, sanad kadib. Teeda kale horta qofba wuxuu yaqaano Illaah haku anfaco oo ilama ahan inaad ii sheegtid innaan maskaxdayda kuballaariyo waxbarasho. Waxbarashada aad sheegaysidna haday tahay mid aan Yahuuda kula shaqaynayo Illaah ha iga ilaalsho. Mideeda kale walaasheey in horumar lagaaro ma xuma oo dad wax lala wadaago, balse Yahuud ilama fiicno in iskaashi lala sameeyo waa hadaad qof diinta garanaysid.

[BilanBaxsan]

@baidoa1000...Hadalkan 7 minutes socdey adiga Jewish lee maa ka maqashey? lol Waxyaalaha kale oo dhan dhagahaaga ma qaban. Waan ka xumahay inaan fariin kuu dhaafo sanad ka bacdi. Pls, try to expand your brain through education. People get jobs through links from who knows who.

[samaroon]

WAXAN LA YAABANAHEY INADY WALI KUJIRTO SOMALIDA QARKOD BADOWNIMOADII DALKOODA KA SOO QAXISEY, WAXANAN ODHAN KARNA WAA DAD QARNIYO KA DANBEYA DUNIDA INTA KU FAKARI KARTA YAAN YUHUUD LALA SAMESAN XIRIR..WAXAN ODHAN LAHA NOQDO DAD HORE USOCDA EEGA MUSTAQBALKA CARURTINA ISUNA DAYA INAD POOR CULTURE-KAN AD LA TIMADEN QURBAHA ISKA REBTAN. XIRIRKU WA MUHIIM QOF KASTA O NOOLE AH...YUHUDU WAA DAD JIRA WANA DAD WAX LALA WADAGI KARO NOLOL AHAAN AN KA AHEYN DIIN..SOMALAY WAXAN IDIN ODHAN LAHA HORE USOCDA.

[gunsrule223]

@dk234 DUDE I THINK CANADA THE PROBLEM

[theSultanateable]

Somali community killing each other every where they go. Surely at the moment we are THE LOST SOCIETY. Even if somalia becomes save and everybody returns Somali will get into another violent era because of different ways of live.

[dk234]

Honestly, Somalis bring problems everywhere they go. They obviously do not intend to, but they do. Poverty, crime, social dependence, and we are paying for this. how exactly are we going to fix this? It's quite scary really, somali Canadians are poor, yet extremely fertile. Also, it's quite funny how I see Somalis living in government housing, yet they tend to drive extremely flashy cars. They are way better off than the original settlers who came here. For, unlike now, they had no gv't aid.

[amnah10000]

Many of these boys are trying to be down and act like gangsters, so they start selling drugs so they get in the crossfire, if you take the easy way and sell drugs or be part of a gang then you'll end up like this...