Nov 26, 2015 | Media
Syrian community members in Manitoba say they’re grateful for any Syrian refugees the Canadian government allows into the country, even if single men won’t be allowed in at this time. The federal government is expected to announce on Tuesday that it will...
Oct 14, 2015 | Media
The image of a lifeless three-year-old Syrian refugee washed up on a Turkish beach haunts the president of the Syrian Assembly of Manitoba. “It could’ve been my kid,” said Jude Kasas, who has three young children. Like millions of people around the...
Oct 8, 2015 | Media
The NDP and Liberals slammed the federal government on Thursday over reports the Prime Minister’s office ordered Citizenship and Immigration Canada to stop processing Syrian refugee applications for a period of several weeks this spring. The Globe and Mail...
Sep 21, 2015 | Media
The federal government said on the weekend what church groups and citizens across the country have been saying for a long time — Canada can and should hurry up and welcome more Syrian refugees. “This is welcome news,” Robert Granke, executive director of...