Ottawa Weil and Syrian Refugee

Premier Brad Wall: Premier Brad Wall asks feds to suspend Syrian refugee plan Quebec open to accepting more Syrian refugees after talks with Ottawa Weil acknowledged concerns about security in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris, but said she assured by the federal government claim that proper checks will be done before the refugees arrive in Canada, according to CBC. A Syrian refugee child sleeps in his father arms after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos. But Weil told a news conference Monday the province target of 5,700 people may not be reached by the end of the year. "To be frank, I'm not sure it will be possible," she said in Montreal. "I think that people realize it'll take the time it'll take, but we are determined to do it well." Denis Coderre and Régis Labeaume mayors disagree on Syrian refugee file Refugee plan will be 'responsible and orderly,' Health Minister Jane Philpott says Sask. Quebec could welcome 5,700 refugees by the end of the year. Quebec City mayor urges caution Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume, however, had a different take. She said those who signed anti-refugee petitions and unfurled an anti-refugee banner last week in the provincial capital are sending a message to "take the time to do things properly." "I think people need to be reassured that first of all we hear their message, we hear their concerns and that the governments will act responsibly to ensure that all of their concerns are responded to, because Quebecers have a big heart and an open heart, and they're always there," she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.