Chris Alexander defends Canada’s refugee response, blames media
2015/09/04 Leave a comment
For those who missed it, worth watching Alexander defending the Government’s policy and actions with respect to Syrian refugees.
Sep 2, 2015 | 17:53Power and Politics Syrian refugee crisis Video
Unfortunately, he clumsily reverted to attacking the media and getting the facts wrong, which became the focus of Twitter and other commentary:
Alexander, who has served as immigration minister since July 2013 and is running for re-election in Ontario, accused CBC News of ignoring the Syrian refugee crisis.
“I’m actually interested in why this is the first Power & Politics panel we’ve had on this,” he said.
Alexander went on to say that “the biggest conflict and humanitarian crisis of our time has been there for two years, and you and others have not put it in the headlines where it deserves to be.”
Barton noted later the subject had been discussed at least 32 times on Power & Politics, including in interviews with Alexander. As a minister, Alexander was not allowed to appear on panels.
No wonder that he has had to suspend his campaign and return to Ottawa, especially given that the file for the dead boy’s family had apparently been handed to him personally.
Source: Chris Alexander defends Canada’s refugee response, blames media – Politics – CBC News
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