Seldom has a newcomer to a country left such a nation-wide legacy as Lotta Hitschmanova has in her adopted land.

Indeed, I have argued that she was a refugee who literally changed Canada, for the better.

Peter Lockyer, who directed Soldier of Peace, Lotta’s film documentary, has reflected on the impact that Lotta and many other newcomers have had and concluded that “immigrants make the best Canadians.”

If you’d like to learn more, or hear Lotta’s voice again, have a viewing of Lockyer’s excellent video, Soldier of Peace.

David Rain