As chaos reigned at American airports one day after President Donald Trump briefly barred all refugees from the USA, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a starkly completely different message.
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017
Soon, politicians of all stripes have been expressing their assist for helping out anybody affected by the American ban, and the #WelcometoCanada hashtag began to trend on Twitter.
Canada has accepted greater than 39,000 Syrian refugees since Trudeau took workplace, with the prime minister making worldwide headlines when he personally welcomed the primary airplane load of presidency sponsored Syrians fleeing the conflict torn nation.
Just over a year ago I had the honour of welcoming the first plane full of refugees from Syria. #WelcomeToCanada, diversity is our strength. pic.twitter.com/3Paszu984a
— Jane Philpott (@janephilpott) January 28, 2017
The mayors of Toronto and Edmonton each voiced their considerations on Saturday afternoon, vowing to maintain the doorways open for refugees — particularly these coming from Syria. Even Brad Wall, the Conservative Saskatchewan premier who was initially the loudest skeptic of the Syrian plan, put out a press release.
Toronto mayor John Tory stated in a press release that he had reached out to Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister to see if there was something the town may do “in mild of current occasions.”
“Toronto will proceed to welcome refugees and new Canadians,” he stated.
