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Michelle Rempel and John McCallumLPC

Toronto hotel: Rempel tweeted a link to a City News report from this week on residents of a Toronto hotel who were given eviction notices to make space for the newcomers. On a Q re this story, https://t.co/2cd BpqNMZv, @John McCallumLPC says refugees are "super happy" and it "perfectly normal"— Michelle Rempel, MP January 27, 2016 Syrian refugee Stuck in a cramped hotel for weeks @John McCallumLPC thinks you're #superhappy. #qp— Michelle Rempel, MP January 27, 2016 Getting a notice to move out of your accommodation Check out @John McCallumLPC "perfectly normal" response in QP today.— Michelle Rempel, MP January 27, 2016 Refugees are people, not numbers on a scorecard, Saroya said, borrowing words from a National Post headline published earlier in the day, according to Huffington Post Canada. McCallum responded by saying a vast majority of Syrian refugees who have arrived are super happy to be in this country. Michelle Rempel, opposition critic for immigration, took to Twitter to criticize McCallum response to Tory MP Bob Saroya question about the government failure to provide long-term living solutions to some refugees. But the longtime Liberal also acknowledged amid the intake of thousands of new Canadians, the process is prone to hiccups. There are some issues in hotels, which we are dealing with, McCallum said. Canadians can be reassured that this operation is a great success. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.