Posted on 12/21/2023 4:14:35 PM PST by Todd_Gray
OTTAWA — Canada will take in extended families of Canadians in war-torn Gaza for up to three years, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announces.
The move, which is due to take effect on January 9, will allow Canadians to reunite with spouses or common-law partners, children and grandchildren regardless of age, siblings and their immediate families, as well as parents and grandparents.
Miller says the aim of the policy change is “to get people safe” as the humanitarian crisis has made Gaza “unlivable.”
The government had previously focused on getting more than 600 Canadians, their spouses and children out of Gaza.
Miller estimates that it could see hundreds more resettled in Canada while fighting continues.
He stresses at a news conference, however, that it is “extremely difficult to leave Gaza and may not be possible for everyone.”
“These are situations that are not under our control” and there is a “whole waterfall of scenarios where things could potentially go wrong,” he warns.
Miller says he also ordered immigration officials to prioritize permanent residency applications for Palestinians.
The newcomers will require documentation and security checks including a biometrics screening in Cairo before being allowed to board flights to Canada.
Ahmad Al-Qadi, with the National Council of Canadian Muslims, told a separate news conference in Ottawa that many Canadians who fled Gaza in recent months had to make an “impossible decision to leave parents and siblings behind in a war zone because they don’t have citizenship.”
He thanked the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for expanding the eligibility criteria to Canadians’ extended families.
Gonna need to strengthen the NORTHERN border.
Even Muslim countries don’t want Palestinians. Woke yourself, croak yourself, my grandma always used to say...
More Muslims for Canada. Not too bright are they.
Justine would love that....
Gettin' a little stabby wherever these Hammie terrorist spawn land in The Canada.
Eventually they’ll make their way south.
We need a wall on the Northern border, too.
oh great! another border with the “religion of peace” on the other side?
Trudeau the pos. After mass demonstrations by jew haters on Canada. North America under attack. Are they getting free housing too?
I’d suggest an updated homeowner’s insurance policy covering bomb factory accidents for the host families.
Why bother? They get to Mexico and walk in from there.
Probably.
More terrorist vermin on the northern border...
just what we need... 😡😫
This is a big mistake.
You want to strengthen our northern border? Support and put pressure on Elise Stephanik. Yes, the same one who questioned the university presidents. She has been trying to strengthen the northern border for years.
It is hard to get her weekly newsletter if you are not in her district but if you call one of her offices it’s possible to get on her email list.
Elise is one of the hardest working representatives we have. She represents a very large rural area and is doing a good job looking out for their interests and our interests. I don’t live in her district but got on her mailing list a couple of years ago and I’m impressed - and better informed.
Importing terrorists. As bad as the first generation may be, the second generation is always worse.
Then what happens in June when the drag queens appear?
So I can identify as a Jew hating Nazi and move to Canada?
All your baby seal skins are mine
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