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Religious Minorities and Paul Dewar

Paul Dewar: , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But concerns have been raised about the composition of that group, and whether the Conservative government prioritizing of religious minorities amounts to discrimination. " The government is being very discriminatory when it comes to whom they are bringing in, and very reticent when it comes to allowing Muslim refugees to come to Canada, and that an issue." Paul Dewar, NDP foreign affairs critic. After months of pressure from refugee advocacy groups, Syrian-Canadians, the United Nations and the opposition parties, the Conservatives made a commitment to resettle 10,000 more Syrian refugees in Canada over the next three years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.