Marie-Claude Bibeau and Neighbouring Countries

: It apparently a recurring problem at the Jordanian refugee camp Marie-Claude Bibeau visited early this year, according to The Chronicle Herald. News reports have chronicled that issue at the Zaatari camp. She was told their appearance meant one thing: A rich man, coming to buy a new child bride. A UN worker discussed it with her. She heard about myriad sources of strain on the two neighbouring countries during her visit, where she took stock of the international impact of Syria civil war and its historic flood of refugees. Bibeau shared the anecdote Friday as she announced $75 million in Canadian funding for assistance programs during international meetings in Washington — with more than a quarter of that going to Syria neighbours Lebanon and Jordan. "When you think the greatest hope for your little 13-year-old girl is to give her to an old man, it means you're really desperate," she said in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.