Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

: This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone For me, it always a humbling and an incredibly deep privilege to be able to stand here at Pier 21, he said on a stage overlooking the Halifax port, according to Globe and Mail. It a place that touches me deeply. Hundreds of boisterous supporters came to hear him speak at Halifax Pier 21, the former immigration depot that welcomed over one million immigrants and refugees between 1928 and 1971. Trudeau defended his promise to welcome 25,000 refugees from Syria by year end – more than the Conservatives or the NDP have promised to do – by saying all that standing in the way is political will. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said that while security screening will remain the government priority, his government will issue thousands more visas by the end of the year to people fleeing the sectarian conflict and civil war in Syria. He said the Conservatives’ announcement Saturday that they would cancel the requirement refugees first be designated as such by the United Nations before applying for asylum in Canada as a sudden and convenient change of heart during an election campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.