Welcoming refugees creates benefits for the country: Trudeau
Posted Nov 25, 2015 04:35:34 PM.
Last Updated Nov 26, 2015 05:00:07 AM.
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Prime Minister Trudeau says welcoming Syrian refugees to Canada will produce economic and social benefits.
He says there’s more than simple humanitarianism in his program to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by the end of February.
Canadians have seen in the past that helping people flee intolerable situations produces a more diverse and resilient country, he says.
The prime minister acknowledges that the issue can bring out fear and divisive politics, but he says Canadians have dealt with refugee influxes in the past.
It’s a good thing, he says, which benefits Canadian society and can help promote peace in the world.
He was speaking at a news conference following a private meeting with the Queen.
