Liberal Government and Jean-Bruno Villeneuve

Syrian refugees: The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Hamilton Spectator. Despite those reports, the new Liberal government said Saturday it will stand firm on its election pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. The agency reported that someone used the passport to enter Greece on Oct. 3 with a group of refugees, but it not clear if it legitimately belonged to the gunman. Asked whether the government still intends to meet that target by the end of the year, as promised during the campaign, Jean-Bruno Villeneuve, a spokesman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship told the Star in an email: "The government has reiterated its commitment to resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees and more details will be released in the coming days." Villeneuve stressed that security would not be compromised during the resettlement process. "Effective security and health screening has always been central to our planning around Syrian refugees," he wrote. Ambrose didn't go so far as to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to abandon the plan, however. "The goal of supporting refugees from the region of Iraq and Syria is a very important goal for all Canadians. In a news conference at the House of Commons Saturday afternoon, Opposition leader Rona Ambrose said Canadians were right to be concerned about taking in thousands of people from a hotbed of extremist activity over a short time frame. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.