Cabinet Committee

: The government has set up a special cabinet committee to deal with these newcomers, many of whom could be housed — temporarily at least — on military bases in Canada, according to Toronto Star. It seems the Liberals want to be seen as actively engaged in this issue. It an ambitious promise that the new Liberal government seems determined to fulfil — even though some refugee settlement organizations have urged Ottawa to slow the pace. Yet Trudeau is moving far more cautiously on climate change, a file that is arguably more important. Trudeau is slated to attend a crucial climate-change conference in Paris at the end of the month, where world leaders will try to figure out how to slow carbon emissions in order to combat global warming. Here the new government has been reluctant to be specific, saying only that it hopes to work with the provinces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.