Premier Wynne to make announcement on Syrian refugee crisis

“When that legislation is … adopted by the people who have been put there by Canadian voters, they’re going to be given the legislation and asked to pass it so it can be promulgated into law”. “And we have the means to do more”.

“We have established a very good working relationship – the colleagues in both cabinets are working very closely together”, the Ontario premier noted.

Wynne says her government will be aiming to resettle 10,000 refugees by the end of 2016, but says they will need help from the Federal government to make it happen, as the province doesn’t have the authority to sponsor the refugees.

The Ontario government is pledging $10.5 million to the Syrian refugee crisis, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Saturday.

Wynne said Friday that despite Harper’s intransigence on the issue, she is moving ahead.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks at a news conference while Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, right, looks on, Friday, September 11, 2015 at the beginning of a joint cabinet meeting between Ontario and Quebec in Quebec City. “It’s what we know is needed for the people of Ontario…We will implement the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan whether we have the co-operation of the federal government or not”. “The bottom line for me is that all of us across the country need to be doing everything we can to help in this humanitarian crisis”.

“The day after this tragic story broke, our website went from 300 visits to over 10,000”, Sebai said.

“I do understand the concern that people have around security”.

He said they haven’t been able to respond to all the phone calls from people interested in sponsoring families.

Wynne, who is actively campaigning for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, said Mulcair’s proposition couldn’t move forward without the support of provinces or without reopening the Constitution. “And for this we need the active collaboration of the federal government”.

He said that simply granting asylum to Syrian families would not fix the problem, adding he thought military action was needed to address the root causes of the crisis.

On Thursday, however, he suggested Canada can and will do more to help Syrian refugees in the face of mounting public pressure on his Conservative government over the past week. Canada welcomes around 14,000 refugees annually from around the world. The NDP has promised to help resettle 46,000 Syrians in Canada over four years.