Syrian Refugees and Chris Alexander

Chris Alexander: Canada had committed to accept 1,300 Syrian refugees by the end of 2014. About 1,100 spots have been allocated to the private sponsorship of refugees, and 200 spots have been sponsored by the federal government. But critics say Ottawa is far from meeting that goal, according to CTV. On Thursday, he gave similar answers and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander is refusing to give a firm answer on the number of Syrian refugees Ottawa had promised to resettle in Canada who are actually in the country. Alexander was hammered by opposition MPs during question period on Thursday about the number of Syrian refugees who have actually made it to Canada. This came a day after Alexander hung up during a radio interview, when asked the same questions. He later explained he was rushing to question period. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.