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Trudeau touts Canada's commitment to Syrian refugees during UK visit

Posted by Katie DeRosa on Friday, November 27, 2015,

As other countries pass legislation to restrict Syrian refugees, Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed the country’s commitment to welcoming 25,000 Syrians in the next three months.

“We know we are not just resettling refugees, we are welcoming new Canadians,” Trudeau said Thursday in a speech at the Canadian High Commission in London.


He held up Canada has an example to other countries of how diversity and cultural inclusion can thrive.

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