Justin Trudeau and Country

immigration: Harper lauded "controlled and legal immigration" as something that has always helped the economy. "We have two-and-a-half million newcomers in this country who are overwhelmingly contributing positively to this country," he said. "They're entrepreneurs, according to Huffington Post Canada. They're family people. At one point in The Globe and Mail debate in Calgary Thursday — focused entirely on economic matters — the three main federal leaders were asked to share their views on immigration. They're growing our economy, working hard." But Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau threw a wildcard into the mix by shifting the discussion to the Syrian refugee crisis and arguing Canada is not doing enough. Harper do He takes away their health care," Trudeau said, referencing the Harper government cuts to refugee health services. "The fact is we need to once again be a country that is open and welcoming," Trudeau said. "Yes, we need to be concerned about security but we don't take that as the excuse to close our doors." Refugees are about the economy' When moderator David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of The Globe, said he wanted to bring the conversation "back" to the economy, Trudeau shot back that "refugees are about the economy, David." Harper said his government has not taken health care away from immigrants and refugees. "The only time we've removed it is where we have clearly bogus refugee claimants who have been refused and turned down," he said. "We do not offer them a better health care plan than the ordinary Canadian can receive." Harper said that policy is something that new and "existing and old-stock Canadians agree with." On the immigration debate, Stephen Harper needs to explain what he meant by "old stock Canadians." https://t.co/rkr5bYr4YT— Liberal Party September 18, 2015 The Tory leader said Canada has been one of the top countries for refugee resettlement, a claim immediately called untrue by Trudeau. Trudeau accused Harper of talking a good game about standing up to tyrants and terrorists, but said is the families who fight to stay together and hope for a better life in Canada who are doing just that. "And they cross the oceans and they make it to Canada and what does Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.