Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Jordan

Jordan Dept: During a stop Amman, the country capital, Baird said Jordan has demonstrated a leadership role in promoting peace in the region, according to CTV. Baird was in Jordan for the inauguration of Canada new embassy building in Amman and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird committed to an additional $13 million to Jordan to help deal with the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who have arrived in the Middle Eastern county over the last two years. Jordan generosity in hosting an influx of Syrian refugees is a model for all, he said in a statement. Some 2,000 desperate Syrians arrive in Jordan daily. Accepting them is not without sacrifice or risk domestically. It is done in the finest tradition of promoting human dignity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.