Tories, advocates call on feds to remove hurdles to resettling Afghans
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OTTAWA — Opposition Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s authorities to increase a particular immigration program it set as much as convey Afghans making an attempt to flee the Taliban to Canada.
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Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan says Ottawa has failed in its ethical obligation to assist individuals who assisted Canada with its army mission in Afghanistan and now face reprisals from the Taliban, which seized management of Kabul final 12 months.
Hallan was joined by two Afghans who managed to depart the nation and make it Canada
Saeeq Shajjan, a lawyer, says colleagues have spent 11 months ready to listen to again from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, a delay he says is unacceptable.
Rahima Paiman says there are Afghans hiding in third nations, and girls are at explicit threat below Taliban rule.
Ottawa has pledged to welcome 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada, however Hallan says they face too many bureaucratic hurdles.
