In the early 2000s, Canada became among the top western destinations for desperate Sri Lankan Tamil civilians who fled death and destruction at the height of the civil war in their country. For many who came as refugees, the cost of freedom began to unravel within a few months of their arrival as they faced the harsh reality of their new environment. Without the support of elders and relatives, they found their family cohesion splitting apart. It was a different sort of conflict, one which led to wife abuse, crime involvement, alcohol addiction, drugs, gang warfare, pre-marital sex and a host...