Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Jordan

Jordanian Officials Dept: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced the aid after meeting Sunday with senior Jordanian officials, including the country King Abdullah, according to The Star. Canada has already given Jordan $11.5 million to help deal with more than 380,000 Syrian refugees who have arrived there in the past two years and AMMAN, JORDAN Canada is giving Jordan an additional $13 million to help the Middle Eastern country deal with a crush of refugees from neighbouring Syria. Jordan has consistently demonstrated a leadership role in the pursuit of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and it continues to lead in the face of the ongoing crisis in Syria, Baird said in a statement. Jordan generosity in hosting an influx of Syrian refugees is a model for all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.