Canada to open door for Haitians
The Vancouver Sun
Thursday January 14, 2010
Summary: In the wake of this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Canadian federal government has announced it is close to implementing a new humanitarian effort which would make possible the immigration of thousands of Haitians to Canada. As the first 100 Canadian citizens who were in Haiti at the time of the quake arrive at Pierre Trudeau International Airport Thursday evening, attention now turns to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney. Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated Thursday that although Canada’s search and rescue effort in Haiti will remain the government’s top priority, the issue of immigration will be announced and addressed in the next two days.
Excerpt: “The evacuation was announced at a news conference, along with the government’s program to match individual Canadian donations to registered charities providing relief to earthquake victims in Haiti.”
