Trudeau’s New Cabinet Moving Fast to Bring in Syrian Refugees

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Justin Trudeau’s newly elected Liberal government is moving fast on fulfilling its campaign promise of bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees before Christmas. The new sworn in Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, John McCallum, announced to have created an ad hoc committee on refugees on Nov. 9.

The announcement revealed that the 9-member committee will be chaired by the new Health Minister Jane Philpott. The committee members include high level cabinet members including the Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, the Foreign Affairs Minister Dion, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and National Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan. The statement issued by McCallum mentioned that “the committee’s function is to make this work, which involves getting things moving very, very fast and very, very competently, but also continuing beyond the immediate weeks to ensure that not only the choosing of the refugees and their transport is done efficiently, but also that when they arrive in this country that their resettlement is carried out in a humane and expeditious way.” Furthermore, he added that “on that point, I would say the participation of provincial governments, many of whom have expressed great enthusiasm, will be key because provincial governments play a major role in the resettlement and the integration of newcomers coming to Canada.”

Meanwhile, many Catholic dioceses, parishes, and groups are preparing to welcome refugees. Even though McCallum promised to bring in 25,000 through “immediate government sponsorship,” he said the government will also work with “private sponsors to accept even more.”

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