Pierre Elliott Trudeau welcomes Cambodian refugees in 1980

In December 1980 a Cambodian familygathered in Ottawa to shake hands with the most powerful man in the country at the time: then prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Theyhad just arrived in the country after living in a refugee camp.

The two brothers, their wives and children came to live in Ontario with the help of Canadian families who sponsored them.

Watch the 1980 CBC reportin the video player above.