Canada will reject single male Syrian refugees

“Everyone agrees that Canada must do more and must welcome 25,000 refugees”, newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late Monday, after getting unanimous support from the country’s 10 provincial premiers, which are similar to USA governors.

“I would not be surprised if that number was large”, he said, crediting tremendous interest by Canadians to help.

“This is not about security”.

“Canada is integrating security throughout the (resettlement) process, and is committed to making sure everything related to security is done without compromise”, he said.

The Queen, who turns 90 in April, leaves Thursday for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Malta, which could be the last such Commonwealth CHOGM (as they are known) she attends.

Many are saying that figure is an unrealistic ideal and are suggesting that the government revise its timeline to allow for further discussion surrounding planning, screening, logistics and social programs. Trudeau said this will allow Candians to be more reassured that refugees are not a threat.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jets off for his second global foray in as many weeks this evening but this time he’s got a little wind at his back.

“There have been a number of concerns addressed”, he said.

Three Syrian families arrived in Calgary on Monday through sponsorship by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary, in partnership with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society.

Asked whether it represents a broken promise, Rempel said she, “has a feeling what we’re going to see, over the next few months, is a lot of things that were in that platform document that the Liberals really hadn’t thought through”. There were questions about a potential security risk in an effort to hit the deadline.

In Britain, Trudeau will meet Queen Elizabeth II and his British counterpart David Cameron on Wednesday to discuss the coalition against the Islamic State, the refugee crisis and Ukraine, his office said in a press release Tuesday.

Plans expected to be unveiled mean only whole families, single women or children on their own will be accepted. What about a disenfranchised teenage male who comes in with a family?

Details of how the refugees will be brought over and where they will be houses are expected to be announced Tuesday, but Canada’s ambassador to Jordan confirmed that refugees from camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey will be flown to Canada from Jordan starting December 1.

“There was no one sitting at the table that is not interested in seeing refugees come”, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said.

The main focus of the first minister’s meeting, however, was to discuss Canada’s strategy to fight climate change, ahead of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.