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Opposition Conservatives: Immigration Minister and Testimony Amounts

opposition conservatives: All the MPs on the Commons' immigration committee were visibly moved by testimony during hearings on vulnerable minorities that detailed the atrocities facing Yazidis in Iraq, according to Metro News. The unusual summer hearings were called to find ways to help. That prompted opposition Conservatives and New Democrats to propose their own solutions while slamming the Liberals for their seeming unwillingness to assist one particular group desperate to escape genocide, the Yazidis. But the immediate response to the testimony amounts to a letter to the federal immigration minister that contains no recommendations other than a call to expedite applications from the Yazidis, a Kurdish minority group which practices an ancient faith. It will take time to come up with solutions based on the volume of evidence presented, he said."It like asking a judge to make a decision on the same day as a 10 day trial," Sarai said in an interview Thursday. Randeep Sarai, one of the Liberal MPs on the committee, said the letter is the best that can be done right now. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.