With the year nearly over, only about a tenth of the 40,000 Afghan refugees the federal government promised to bring into the country have made it here so far — and Ottawa now says it could take up to two years to resettle everyone.
After promising back in September to bring the refugees here, the federal government is now citing a vague timeline for their resettlement. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s office told CBC News they will be welcomed into this country “over the next two years.”
Fraser himself would not offer an exact date for the arrival of the last refugee in a recent exchange with journalists.
“When you’re
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