Immigration Minister Chris Alexander hangs up on As It Happens
Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, facing a series of tough questions about how many Syrian refugees have made it into the country, hung up on Carol Off, the host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens.
The As It Happens interview with Alexander began with a discussion of immigration reforms contained in Bill C-24, something Toronto lawyer Rocco Galati had criticized on a previous show, before moving on to questions about Syrian refugees.
“What has happened to the 200 government-sponsored refugees from Syria that you’ve committed to bringing into Canada?” Off asked Alexander, noting it’s a question the show has been trying to obtain an answer to for months.
Alexander responded by saying around 1,150 Syrians have received “Canada’s protection,” before adding that the government expects to surpass its commitment to bring in 200 sponsored refugees.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/immigration-minister-chris-alexander-hangs-up-on-as-it-happens-1.2672727
Jun 11, 2014 8:21 PM ET| Last Updated: Jun 11, 2014 8:21 PM ET
A minister spouting untruths. A minister that is bringing to parliament legislation that will allow politicians to have Canadians kicked out of their own country.
A minister that casts negative attributes on a lawyer because he was associated in a professional way with someone who has been railroaded
The government is thrashing around looking for red meat. They have lost the gun registry issue. They need something else. Prostitution, snooping, citizenship....
You name it we will see it.
Just make sure that their popularity dies as it did with Mulroney.