A 28-day journey ends in the nation's capital where a group of temporary residents from Türkiye and Syria asked the federal government to extend their temporary statuses.
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One woman. 490 km. One shared cause. Özlem completed her walk to Ottawa and helped amplify the voices of TS2023 families. The finish line is not Ottawa. We continue until TS2023 is officially extended. @MarkCarney@LenaMetlegeDiab#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa#Ozlem
Why did Özlem walk 490 km to Ottawa?
Because thousands of TS2023 families face an uncertain future. They work, pay taxes and contribute to Canada. Today, their voices have reached the capital.
They are asking for an extension and a fair pathway.
@MarkJCarney@LenaMetlegeDiab@CTVNews@CP24
#ExtendTS2023 #MarchToOttawa #WhatsHappeningInOttawa
490 km later, we are here. Our message is simple: our children have adapted, our families have built lives in Canada, and we need more time to become eligible for PR. Please stand with us and support TS2023 families. @MarkCarney@LenaDiab#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa#Ozlem
Look around Ottawa today.
Different faces. Different stories. Different lives.
But one shared hope: to keep building the lives we started rebuilding after the earthquake.
Today, we are walking together.
#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa#WhatsHappeningInOttawa
WATCH THIS.
Watch the hundreds who came to welcome Özlem and walk the final steps with her toward Parliament Hill.
After 500 kilometers from Toronto, she is no longer walking alone.
Dear @MarkJCarney and @LenaMetlegeDiab, will you welcome her too?
#TodayIsTheDay #MarchToOttawa #ExtendTS2023
It took three years just to process the horror of losing everything in an earthquake. 💔
These families worked hard,paid taxes, and rebuilt from scratch.They do not want special treatment, just extra time to finish PR applications. Join us to support!
#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa
Maybe it is your child’s teacher, your local butcher, or the neighbor you wave to every morning.
Turkish earthquake survivors are part of Canada now. Özlem walked 500 km to Parliament Hill for them. Will MPs listen? @MarkJCarney#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa
Look at Ottawa today. 🇨🇦
Children, parents, young people and seniors — generations standing side by side for the same hope.
This is more than a gathering. It is a community showing how deeply its roots have grown in Canada.
@MarkCarney#ExtendTS2023#MarchToOttawa#Ozlem