Syrian refugee taking fight over driver%u2019s licence to rights tribunal
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Toronto Star
Date:
27 Aug 2018
All Syrian refugee Shyesh Al-Turki wanted was to get back behind the wheel.With 15 years of driving experience behind him, Al-Turki was keen to get a job as a deliveryman or as an Uber or taxi driver after he and his family arrived in Canada in 2016. Four months after settling in Mississauga, the 40-year-old Aleppo native had passed his G1 exam and got a G2 licence and hoped to land a job so he could help support his family of 12 in their adopted country.
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