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Le Canada affirme qu’à la fin de la journée du 31 décembre et en ce matin du premier janvier un peu plus de 6 000 Syriens ont atterri au Canada au lieu des 10 000 comme promis initialement par le premier ministre Justin Trudeau lors de la récente campagne électorale.
Les gouvernements des quatre provinces atlantiques ont offert d’accueillir des centaines de réfugiés syriens. Mais ces nouveaux arrivants trouveront-ils de l’emploi dans cette région où le taux de chômage est parmi les plus élevés au pays? La réponse est oui, selon certains.
Two more weeks — that’s how long the Liberals say it will take to get 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, a goal the government was hoping to have met by midnight Thursday. But Canadians were urged not to dwell on the missed target and instead focus on what the government had managed to achieve — bringing just over 6,000 Syrian refugees to Canada in a matter of weeks with a total 25,000 expected by early next year, a program the Liberals say makes Canada a world leader.
The fact remains that Canada is near, but not at, the front of the pack when it comes to welcoming Middle Eastern refugees in distress. This country can be proud of its response, but we should also be humble in the face of what some other nations have accomplished. […] Canada’s contribution stacks up well in comparison to some of our closest allies. But our effort pales in comparison with that of Germany, which has taken an estimated one million Middle Eastern refugees this year.
“I don’t think we can come out and say we understand what people have gone through,” said Shannon Sasseville of the Erie St.Clair LHIN. “Once we have that understanding as providers, we can better figure out what services need to be available.”
Il faudra attendre encore deux semaines avant que les 10 000 réfugiés syriens qui devaient être admis au Canada d’ici la fin de l’année soient effectivement arrivés au pays, a indiqué le gouvernement libéral, jeudi. Mais le ministre de l’Immigration, John McCallum, reste persuadé que l’objectif global de 25 000 réfugiés syriens sera atteint d’ici la fin du mois de février.
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/459189/un-peu-plus-de-6000-refugies-syriens-arrives-au-pays