Liberals and Syrian Refugees in Canada

The Liberals: In the coming days, the group will spread to eight different provinces joining those who've arrived in Canada since the Liberals' launched their Syrian refugee plan in November, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Liberals had first made a commitment to resettle that many Syrian refugees in Canada almost a year ago while in opposition. They were part of a plane load of refugees who touched down in Montreal. During the election campaign, they pledged to bring that many people to Canada by the end the year, but that target was pushed back to the end of this month once they took office. The Liberals have promised to resettle 25,000 government assisted refugees in total and say they will meet that goal by the end of 2016. Of the 25,000 who have now arrived, more than half will have their costs covered by the government in their first year with the rest supported by private groups or a mix of the two. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.