Canadian government idle on refugee file despite outrage over Trump travel ban order

‘It’s all very nice and well for the prime minister to tweet #WelcomeToCanada, but in reality, what action are we taking in the face of this?’ says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
Immigration Ministr Ahmed Hussen, pictured recently in a Hill scrum.
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order trying to stop anyone from one of seven majority-Muslim countries from travelling to the U.S. and refugees from any country was blocked by a federal appeals court last week, but many say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should do more than just tweet plea...

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