Aris Babikian Appointed Canadian Citizenship Judge

ARIS BABIKIAN APPOINTED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP JUDGE

NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
JULY 15, 2009
OTTAWA

The former executive director of the Armenian National Committee
of Canada Aris Babikian has been appointed as citizenship judge
for a three-year full-time term, according to a report by the
Armenian community in Canada, Canada’s Citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced.

He will make decisions regarding citizenship applications, preside
the citizenship ceremonies and organize the oath of citizenship for
new citizens.

For the last two decades, A. Babikian has been involved in immigration,
citizenship, social services, culture, human rights and multicultural
issues in his community, and is considered an ambassador for the
Armenian-Canadian community. He speaks English, Armenian, Arabic,
Turkish and Greek.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS