Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale

government: While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to power promising to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of the year, his government has been facing increasing pressure over the security question since last week terror attacks in Paris, according to Toronto Star. While promising a robust screening process to ensure no one accepted to Canada presents any threat — building on the UN own long-term documentation measures — the government has said little about what its current procedures are in refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan or Turkey. Quoting unnamed sources, CBC News said Sunday that, to quell concerns about security, unaccompanied men will not be part of the program. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, while assuring Canadians that the government is up to the task of balancing security with swift humanitarian action, has said some security checks may be completed after the refugees’ arrival in Canada. Of the 25,000 the government says it will bring into Canada by Jan. 1, some 10,000 are expected to land in Ontario, mostly in the GTA, where there is already a Syrian community and the settlement infrastructure to help them adjust quickly. Despite a surge of compassion for refugees after the famous photo of dead 3-year-old Alan Kurdi appeared in the media — and an ongoing flood of offers to sponsor and host Syrians coming to Canada — a Forum poll last week found 51 per cent of Canadians polled now oppose Trudeau fast-paced plan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.