Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Jordan

Jordan: Canada is providing $100 million to help Jordan cope with the fall-out from the brutal civil war raging in neighbouring Syria, according to The Chronicle Herald. The support consists of $75 million over three years to help Jordan promote job creation and economic development and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird calls the aid unprecedented and says it is aimed at helping Jordan take care of the thousands of Syrian refugees streaming across its borders while dealing with its own economic challenges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.