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Canada needs to step up for refugees during the pandemic

Opinion | BY STEPHEN KADUULI | February 19, 2021
The department overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured, estimated Canada would take in 31,700 resettled refugees for 2020. The projections were released before the pandemic was declared. Yet, by November, only about 6,000 had been admitted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN KADUULI | February 19, 2021
Opinion | BY STEPHEN KADUULI | February 19, 2021
The department overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured, estimated Canada would take in 31,700 resettled refugees for 2020. The projections were released before the pandemic was declared. Yet, by November, only about 6,000 had been admitted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade