OMG
How dare they refuse the family, one member of which is a Canadian citizen, in their attempts to make Canada their home?!!
My friend from Uzbekistan got 3 refusals on her tourist and student visas to the USA, she was then permanently banned from trying to apply for B1/B2, F or M visas to the USA while she was single. But after she had got married to an American citizen (he doesn't have any other citizenships), she received her green card within 6 months after application without any issues. And now they are happily living in Miami. It was a couple years ago.
2 neigbouring countries but such different approaches in reuniting families