Justin Trudeau and Syrian Refugees

: But not as luminous as had been professed, according to Toronto Star. Not 25,000 Syrian asylum-seekers by the federal arbitrary deadline of January 1, backing off a key campaign promise by Justin Trudeau that was logistically unrealistic and unnecessarily disquieting for a public that wants very much to do the right thing within an environment of assuredness. Canada is a point of light: 25,000 points of guiding light for destitute and displaced Syrian refugees. And not 25,000 government-assisted migrants even by a shifting timeline that extends the massive resettlement plan, first stage, by two months. In only vague terms — no benchmarks, no processing schedule, no dates — Immigration Minister John McCallum said Tuesday, as the government finally got around to explaining its resettlement plan in a media briefing, that government sponsors will nevertheless total 25,000 by the end of 2016. Instead, 15,000 staked by the government with the balance brought in by private sponsors including faith-based groups that have already mobilized their resources — as they have during every humanitarian crisis in the past — with some 3,000 sponsored since 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.