Immigration Minister responds to criticism over Afghan resettlement numbers – By CBC Radio (CBC) / Aug 16, 2022
Government promised a year ago to resettle 40K Afghans. Only about 17,300 have made it to Canada
It’s been a year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, but today many Afghans are still desperate to flee — including those who helped the Canadian government and military.
Despite the federal government’s commitment to resettling 40,000 Afghans, officials can only say that, so far, they’ve resettled over 17,300 refugees.
Canada’s minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Here is part of their conversation.
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