Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Evan Solomon Dept: Regime forces halted heavy shelling and other major attacks in line with the truce that began at dawn Thursday, though there were accusations of scattered violence by both sides. The government ignored demands to pull troops back to barracks, however, defying a key aspect of the plan, which aims to calm a year-old uprising that has killed 9,000 people and has pushed the country toward civil war. Canada willing to help Syrian refugees, according to CBC. Speaking on News Network's Power a Politics with Evan Solomon , Kenney said the Syrians first will have to be assessed by the UN to confirm they are refugees and syria's opposition is calling for widespread protests Friday to test the regime's commitment to an internationally brokered ceasefire that the United Nations chief described as so fragile it could collapse with a single gunshot. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada will offer help to resettle Syrian refugees if the United Nations asks, and will look at fast-tracking claimants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.