Jordan: Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird: OTTAWA - Canada is providing $100 million to help Jordan cope with the fallout from the brutal civil war raging in neighbouring Syria. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The support consists of $75 million over three years to help Jordan promote job creation and economic development. Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, May 31, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick 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.