But in the wake of last week’s deadly attacks in Paris, which were claimed by Islamic State militants, even politicians who initially backed the Trudeau plan say he should push back the deadline to ensure all the refugees are properly scanned.
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Costi hasn’t received a Syrian refugee in months, Calla noted.
Wall said Canada should take in refugees, but security should be “first and foremost” the concern for the provincial and federal governments. His health minister, Jane Philpott, said the government is being mindful of health and security concerns while working to address the urgent refugee crisis.
We can’t allow the emotion of the horrendous image of a little Syrian boy’s lifeless body impact our resolve to keep Canadians safe and secure.
“I think that’s the biggest problem here”.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit is a good opportunity for him to announce that Canada will no longer dump its rubbish in the Philippines and arrange for the immediate return of all Canada trash exported to the Philippines for environmentally-sound disposal back home.
“If even a small number of individuals who wish to do harm to our country are able to enter Canada as a result of a rushed refugee resettlement process, the results could be devastating”, Wall wrote in an open letter to Trudeau.
The ability of a prime minister to sell voters on the aspirational agenda that Trudeau has in mind is directly proportional to his capacity to inspire public confidence.
“I have said from the very beginning that security has always been at the very core of what we’re planning to do on refugees”, Trudeau told reporters aboard his plane Tuesday while traveling to Manila.
With the right supports, Syrian refugees represent a similar opportunity for Canada, she said.
“Suddenly putting the tag of criminality and terrorism on the most vulnerable of vulnerable that require Canadian protection, comes [across] as very un-Canadian and very unfair”, said Alazem.
Premiers lack key information on the Liberal initiative, so it’s no wonder they are taking a second look, federal Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose said in an interview. “Because they will get jobs, they will become employable and taxpaying citizens”.
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As they settle, refugees find ways to earn a living, she said, describing a recent example on the news of a seven-year-old boy in Lebanon who makes money selling gum and flowers. But then again, we don’t have thousands of people arriving on our shores every week and we are an immigrant-populated country.
