Citizenship and Immigration committee  My understanding is that without objective criteria, the task runs the risk of becoming arbitrary and fraught. I'm not saying that these special programs were arbitrary. I'm not saying that at all, because there was clearly a pressing need and an urgency. But there is the risk, a

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a very good question. I find it difficult to comment on the very specific situation, but I could say in general that I agree that there are problems with the UN system. There are problems here for the Yazidi refugees and there are problems all over the world for people who

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, of course. I've worked with refugees all over the world. I've worked with refugees from Iraq, Namibia, Sudan, Eritrea, China. I've worked with refugees all over the world, and first and foremost they need to get to a safe place. Once they're here, they need supports. Many o

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In general I would suggest it should be based on need, but of course there are always situations where Canada may decide to do a special program or respond to an urgent need. I think the main thing when you look at those numbers is that we need to increase our number of refugees

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I've said, that's a very difficult task, and I recommend communicating with experts on the ground and using objective criteria.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To be honest, most refugees are resettled in neighbouring countries, in some of the poorest countries in the world, and it is the wealthier countries that are not, in fact, doing their fair share.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I do not.