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Canada to fly in 900 Syrian refugees a day: Reports
2015-11-22
Canada voted, and now they get to enjoy the consequences.
[AlAhram] Canada plans to fly in 900 Syrian refugees a day as of next month, according to media reports, as the defense minister said showing compassion for these people sends a message to Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 murderous Moslems.

Canadian officials said details of a plan to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by year's end would be announced Tuesday.

The Canadian media reports come amid fears that IS jihadists could slip into the country posing as refugees, in the wake of last week's attacks in Gay Paree that killed at least 130 people.

Citing a leaked document, local media said the government was planning to fly in 900 Syrian refugees daily from Jordan to Montreal and Toronto, starting December 1. From there, they would be transported to two military bases in Ontario and Quebec, where they would be temporarily housed, according to the reports. They pegged the cost of the ongoing operation at Can$1.2 billion over six years.

The cost and other details will be revealed on Tuesday, Immigration Minister John McCallum told news hounds in Ottawa.

Health Minister Jane Philpott, however, said the leaked information was "outdated and not expected to be accurate."

At a security forum in the Atlantic port city of Halifax, Defense Minister Jarjit Sajjan said by welcoming Syrian refugees, Ottawa was also striking at IS.

"This crisis is not just about a humanitarian project," he said in his opening remarks to military commanders and defense ministers from around the world.

"This also sends a great message to ISIS that you might create this environment for us, but we will not let you take advantage of this," he said, using an alternate acronym for the IS group. "By doing our part for this, we are actually hitting ISIS in a different way as well."
Um, okay, I suppose that's one way of looking at it. ISIS might thank you by helping to get a few of their agents into your country.
Sajjan also sought to allay security concerns raised since the Gay Paree attacks, saying Canada is looking to bring over the most vulnerable and families with skills that could ultimately benefit Canada, and that they pose no threat to national security.

"They're not fleeing poverty; they're fleeing war," he said. "People who are settling are going to be contributing to our economy."
That's the traditional view for immigration into both Canada and the U.S. If it's true, great. But remember, almost three-fourths of the 'refugees' are military-aged young men. Are they fleeing or are they shock-troops?
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  How can this be bad news, espec since as per WORLD NEWS the ISIS is now threatening to attack CANADA???

Mackenzie Bros???

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-11-22 22:36  

#4  Are they fleeing or are they shock-troops?

..or because they're lower on the primate order for enjoying raping, looting and pillaging back home. Got to find newer territory with less competition.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-11-22 11:29  

#3  Yellowknife is enjoying a balmy daytime 14 degrees and a -9 degrees tonight.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-11-22 10:58  

#2  I understand Yellowknife is a real cool place to be this time of the year.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-11-22 08:40  

#1  Nobody told Canucks that suicide is a sin?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-11-22 03:47  

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