Prime Minister marks start of Thanksgiving holiday by meeting Afghan refugee family
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday by meeting a family of Afghan refugees who recently arrived in the country.
Obaidullah Rahimi began working at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul in 2008, and was hired full-time last year.
Rahimi arrived in Canada with his wife, three-year-old daughter, and a new baby who is now a month-and-a-half old.
He told Trudeau he loved working at the Canadian Embassy, thought Canadians were very friendly and added that he is happy to be in the country.
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