“I vote for the first time after fleeing the dictatorship.”

Ahmed Al -Masry and his wife Geda grew up under the shadow of Bashar al -Assad’s dictatorship in Syria, where democracy and freedom of expression were only dreams.

Now in the 1940s and new Canadian citizens, they are about to vote for the first time in the general elections in Canada. It is more than just a ballot for them – it is a strong moment of freedom they did not think she would get it.

It was produced by Elys Alana.