Posted on 06/29/2018 11:32:53 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you.
He also intends to talk to Trump about the success of Canada’s refugee policy.
Trudeau reacted to Trump’s ban of Muslims from certain countries by tweeting Saturday: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada.”
Trudeau also posted a picture of him greeting a Syrian child at Toronto’s airport in late 2015. Trudeau oversaw the arrival of more than 39,000 Syrian refugees soon after he was elected.
A spokeswoman for Trudeau said Trudeau has a message for Trump.
“The Prime Minister is looking forward to discussing the successes of Canada’s immigration and refugee policy with the President when they next speak,” Trudeau spokeswoman Kate Purchase told The Associated Press.
Trudeau is expected to the visit the White House soon.
The prime minister has refrained from criticizing Trump to avoid offending the new president. More than 75 percent of Canada’s exports go to the U.S.
Toronto Mayor John Tory also weighed in, noting that the city is the most diverse in the world.
“We understand that as Canadians we are almost all immigrants, and that no one should be excluded on the basis of their ethnicity or nationality,” Tory said in a statement.
Trump signed a sweeping executive order Friday that he billed as a necessary step to stop “radical Islamic terrorists” from coming to the U.S. Included is a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program.
Trump’s order singled out Syrians for the most aggressive ban, ordering that anyone from that country, including those fleeing civil war, are indefinitely blocked from coming to the United States.
The Syrian refugee crisis became a major issue in Canada’s election in late 2015 because of the haunting image of a drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach. The boy had relatives in Canada.
Trudeau’s tweet quickly received more than 150,000 likes. “Welcome to Canada” trended in Canada.
ROFL! Yes it would be.
Promise?
grrrrr....
He said this in January apparently
Load up the C-130’s and point’em north. Adieu, Canada. You WILL be sorry. Guatemalans are gonna LOVE winter! Merci beaucoup!
That's because the article is 18 MONTHS OLD! OP neglected to point that out and no one else seems to have noticed. Seen a lot of that lately...(old articles being posted, that is).
Here's one tailor-made for northern climates to keep out murderous beings invading into the civilized lands of the south. It can be called the ICE Wall...
As an added bonus we can man it with convicted felons especially those from Anifa, Black Lives Matter etc. It's very simple, offer them a choice: serve on the Wall or get castrated.
Every time I’ve driven into Canada the Canadian border guards pretty much ask for your entire life story before they let you through.
This policy will surely hasten Justin getting booted out of power. Not sure when the next election is.
Trudeau always like to implement eye-brow raising policies.
Move ‘em out, head ‘em up
Head ‘em up, move ‘em on
Move ‘em out, head ‘em up:
Rawhide
Cut ‘em out, ride ‘em in
Ride ‘em in, cut ‘em out
Cut ‘em out, ride ‘em in:
Rawhide!
Hah! Hah!
crud now we will have to beef up the northern border
crud now we will have to beef up the northern border
Poontang, I believe it's called.
“His policy might be successful for a sparsely populated region.”
I’m not sure all the Canadians want to pay the higher taxes associated with supporting these people. But I know I don’t, so good riddance.
WONDERFUL! Problem solved. Now all we need is a few express trains from the Mexican Border to the Canadian Border, and PRESTO!
I believe its “Poutine”
Now we need a wall on the north.
Good!
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