A report by Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC that Canada is planning to choose Syrian refugees based on their religion has created a flurry of shocked reaction from lawyers, a refugee group, and Amnesty International Canada.
According to CBC journalist Laura Lynch, the Canadian government is seeking to resettle more Syrian refugees but only from the country’s religious minorities.
Canada, along with other Western nations, was asked to do more this past week at a conference on Syrian refugees held in Geneva by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report.
ListenMore information:
CBC News – Canada considers prioritizing religious minorities in Syria refugee resettlement – here Canadian Association of Refugee
Ottawa Citizen – Government faces questions about anti-Muslim bias over Syrian refugees – here
Lawyers (CARL)- In An Open Letter To Prime Minister Harper, CARL Urges Immediate And Comprehensive Action To Help Syrian Refugees – here Canadian Council for Refugees – Syrian refugees: discriminating by religion is unacceptable – here twitter.com/wojtekgwiazda
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