Just yesterday we sent an e-mail to you regarding the plight of the Yazidi people and featured an interview our director, Faytene Grasseschi, had just filmed with MP Michelle Rempel regarding the crisis.
In that interview Michelle explained to us that though the government had promised to prioritize these vulnerable refugees that they had not yet given any indication that a single Yazidi had made it to Canada.
BREAKING NEWS GOOD REPORT!
Yesterday in the House of Commons the Minister of Immigration informed Canadians that the government was indeed taking action. The National Post reported, “Some 1,200 people considered to be among the most vulnerable refugees in the world are to be housed in Canada by the end of this year…”…[Click here to read the full article].