Canadian Armed Forces and Arriving Parliament Hill

Jonathan Vance: The Canadian Armed Forces is expected to play a crucial role in the refugee resettlement process, according to CBC. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Refugee aid agencies call for more federal cashNDP unveils critic roles form MPsRefugee plan goes to federal cabinet McCallum said more details would be forthcoming in the "near future." "We won't have further details for some days," he said. Jonathan Vance attended Thursday cabinet meeting. It expected refugees will be chosen from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, and Canada representative at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees says UN staff are trying to keep expectations realistic. Arriving on Parliament Hill, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan kept tight-lipped about the possibility of temporarily accommodating refugees at military bases and other facilities. "Still working on it," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.