Stephen Harper

: Kenney offered a spirited defence of the government response to the refugee crisis amid calls that it needs to act faster and accept more people, according to Hamilton Spectator. He said he has met individuals in refugee camps who told him they have relatives fighting a jihad against Syrian President Bashar Assad. "I do not mean to suggest for a moment that all or most of the people in the camps are connected to terrorist organizations or constitute a security risk but it is plainly evident that some do," Kenney told reporters in Calgary on Wednesday. "It would be imprudent in the extreme to pretend otherwise, as Mr. The party dispatched Kenney, the defence minister, to respond to a number of issues as Conservative Leader Stephen Harper prepared for Thursday leaders debate on the economy. Mulcair and Mr. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring in 25,000 Syrians by the end of the year. Trudeau appear to be doing." NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has promised to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this year and another 9,000 annually for the next four years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.