NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he has serious concerns with a plan to resettle refugees that would exclude some men solely in the name of national security.
CBC News reported on Sunday, the federal government will limit the resettlement of 25,000 refugees by year's end to women, children and families only.
"That's simply wrong," he said.
Mulcair said he was worried that "the politics of fear and division" that Canadians saw from the Conservatives during the federal election campaign are resurfacing under the new Liberal government.
"While security concerns remain of vital importance, will a young man who lost both parents be excluded from Canada's refugee program?" said Mulcair "Will a gay man who is escaping persecution be excluded? Will a widower who is fleeing [ISIS] after having seen his family killed be excluded?"
"Excluding them in advance is not the Canadian way," said the NDP leader.
The previous government came under fire for prioritizing refugees by "the most vulnerable," which critics saw as code for excluding Muslims — an accusation the Conservatives repeatedly rejected.
Mulcair criticized the government for not being more forthcoming with its refugee plan and its total cost to taxpayers.
"The Liberal government has not been fully transparent about how we are going to go about it."
CBC News reported on Sunday, the federal government will limit the resettlement of 25,000 refugees by year's end to women, children and families only.
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"That's simply wrong," he said.
Mulcair said he was worried that "the politics of fear and division" that Canadians saw from the Conservatives during the federal election campaign are resurfacing under the new Liberal government.
"While security concerns remain of vital importance, will a young man who lost both parents be excluded from Canada's refugee program?" said Mulcair "Will a gay man who is escaping persecution be excluded? Will a widower who is fleeing [ISIS] after having seen his family killed be excluded?"
"Excluding them in advance is not the Canadian way," said the NDP leader.
The previous government came under fire for prioritizing refugees by "the most vulnerable," which critics saw as code for excluding Muslims — an accusation the Conservatives repeatedly rejected.
Mulcair criticized the government for not being more forthcoming with its refugee plan and its total cost to taxpayers.
"The Liberal government has not been fully transparent about how we are going to go about it."
