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Immigration Minister Chris Alexander Office and Amnesty International

Amnesty International: Amnesty International will unveil a report today in Ottawa outlining the pressing need for countries around the globe to take in people who ve been left homeless by the conflict, according to 660 News. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander office released a document this week showing that, as of Nov. 13, fewer than 500 Syrians have landed in Canada as refugees and The push is on yet again to have Canada resettle refugees from the civil war in Syria, even though the Harper government is struggling to live up to the resettlement promises it has already made. But Canada faces an uphill battle to live up to a commitment made by the government to resettle 1,300 Syrian refugees by the end of this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.