Alberta's Notley Ok With Accelerated Timeline For Accepting Syrian Refugees

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Nov, 2015 12:08 PM

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province stands ready and willing to take in Syrian refugees on whatever timeline the federal government deems suitable.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to suspend a plan to bring in 25,000 Syrians fleeing their country by the end of the year.

Wall says the terrorist attacks in Paris show that Canada should not rush screening of Syrian refugees and risk allowing a terrorist inside Canadian borders.

Notley agrees that she expects the federal government to be vigilant, but adds there is also a larger humanitarian component.

She notes the refugees have been escaping the same kind of terror for months and, like those who have come to Canada for generations, deserve a fresh start.

Notley estimates Alberta could take between 2,500 and 3,000 refugees.

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