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Southern Turkey and Toronto Montreal

Liberal government: While the first planeloads from Lebanon and Jordan have already begun arriving in Toronto and Montreal, the first refugee flights from southern Turkey – the third and most complicated leg of the operation – are still some way off, according to Globe and Mail. The security delays may put into question the Liberal government promises to bring the first 10,000 refugees to Canada by the end of December, and 25,000 by the end of February. All that missing is a Health Canada-certified hospital and an airport – and a safe way to get the refugees there. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone The problem is the location. But now the waters are rising and it no longer clear that the south of the country – where most of the refugees on track for a move to Canada are located – is immune to the troubles that have consumed Turkey neighbours. Turkey, which hosts the largest share of Syrian refugees at 2.2 million, has for years been a peninsula of stability jutting into a sea of chaos. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.