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Minister Justin Trudeau and New Democrats

Canada: He said that resettling Syrian refugees — among "the most vulnerable people on the planet" — was a key challenge facing Canada premiers, according to Huffington Post Canada. He pledged that New Democrats will help achieve the "extremely ambitious" goal, but accused the Liberal government of not being "fully transparent about how we are going to go about it" and the costs. Mulcair held a press conference Monday in Ottawa as Canada first ministers sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair addresses supporters at a campaign event in Toronto on Oct. 5. The Canadian Press reported that figure, covering the next six years, based on a government document. The NDP leader said the cost of resettling 25,000 refugees has been pegged at $1.2 billion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.