Following PM Justin Trudeau’s re-election, Canada doubled the number of Afghan refugees it plans to take in from 20,000 to 40,000, more than fulfilling Trudeau’s campaign promise.
On Tuesday, the announcement was made by Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau while speaking to Globalists at the General Assembly of the United Nations.
“Now faced with a heart-wrenching situation in Afghanistan, Canadians have once again shown their openness to those who do not wish to live under the Taliban rule but prefer to stand up for democracy, human rights, and gender equality,” said Garneau.
“In fact,” he continued, “Canadians overwhelmingly called on us to do more.”
Whether Garneau is referring to Canadians in the mainstream media or Canadians living outside of multicultural hubs in metropolitan areas is not clear — but a betting man would probably wager that he is talking about the former.
“And in response to their generosity and welcoming spirit, we have now committed to welcoming 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada so that they, too, can contribute to our success while we continue to support their efforts for a more peaceful, tolerant world,” said Garneau.
According to Immigration Minister Marco Mendinco, the decision to resettle 40,000 refugees is based on Canada’s “moral imperative” to aid the Afghan people. It supposedly has nothing to do with a massive influx of voters.
“Canada is once again showing its capacity to be a global trailblazer by being the first country in the world to launch a humanitarian resettlement program that specifically focuses on women, on girls, on LGBTI and targeted minorities,” said Mendicino.
“We expanded this landmark pathway by doubling our humanitarian resettlement commitment from 20,000 to 40,000 Afghan refugees.”
This new commitment will mirror Trudeau’s previous resettlement plan to take in just shy of 40,000 Syrian migrants in 2015, leaving many Canadians wondering whether Canada has a “moral imperative” to every group but its own.
Moreover, how Canada plans to vet this considerable mass of foreign peoples was not addressed by Garneau.
This lack of priority in vetting may become a problem, as only last week, two Afghan refugees were indicted in the US after one raped a child and the other strangled his wife.
Still, the US is claiming they are making every effort to vet potential Afghan migrants — even though the American people are increasingly “not confident” their government will be successful.
Regardless, the Trudeau government is, again, putting the onus on Canadians by offering them the opportunity to privately sponsor and flip the bill for the Afghans’ resettlement.
