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QuoteWith a freed Yazidi sex slave watching from the gallery, the House of Commons voted unanimously Tuesday to acknowledge a genocide against her people and to offer safe haven in Canada to vulnerable women and girls by the end of February.



Nadia Murad, described by the Conservatives as a victim of sex trafficking at the hands of members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has been lobbying MPs this week on behalf of her hard-hit fellow Yazidis.



She received an ovation from the House before MPs voted 313-0 to adopt a Conservative motion calling on the Liberal government to help her fellow Yazidis within the next 120 days.



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his personal assurance that help is in the offing.



"I am pleased to see Nadia again today and reassure her that in the coming months we are committed to bring in ... vulnerable Yazidi refugees," he said during question period.



The Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking religious minority who used to dwell mainly in northern Iraq, have been targeted by ISIL militants over the last two years. Thousands of Yazidi men were killed, while thousands of women and girls were carried off, bought and sold in slave markets.



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/10/25/yazidi-refugees-canada_n_12647760.html

Quote from: "Lance Leftardashian"Yes it is wonderful that Justin Trudeau is helping the Yazhidid's but let's not forget about the black refugees desperately trying to get into Europe. We must not leave them stateless.

Quote from: "Oberon"And rightly so.



We should never turn our backs on genuine cases of lethal persecution. Those poor people have nowhere to go, and have suffered terribly.



Well done, Canada.



However, this is NOT the same situation as the queue jumping opportunists who exploit Western philanthropy to infest our shores, leech from our generosity, and then cause social problems when they fail to integrate into our culture and society.

Quote from: "Herman"I am not thrilled about accepting large numbers of refugees from anywhere, but particularly the middle east. But, if we are to take any refugees, Christians, and minorities should be given priority.

Quote from: "Shen Li"

Quote from: "Herman"I am not thrilled about accepting large numbers of refugees from anywhere, but particularly the middle east. But, if we are to take any refugees, Christians, and minorities should be given priority.

I don't approve of refugees having a pathway to citizenship. It's a slap in the face to those of us who followed the rules and paid fees. Most refugees would not qualify as immigrants. Refugees should be few and far between and temporary. I would prefer we established temporary refugee camps in the Muddle East rather than bring any here.

Quote from: "JOE"

Quote from: "Shen Li"

Quote from: "Herman"I am not thrilled about accepting large numbers of refugees from anywhere, but particularly the middle east. But, if we are to take any refugees, Christians, and minorities should be given priority.

I don't approve of refugees having a pathway to citizenship. It's a slap in the face to those of us who followed the rules and paid fees. Most refugees would not qualify as immigrants. Refugees should be few and far between and temporary. I would prefer we established temporary refugee camps in the Muddle East rather than bring any here.

I agree. Make them wait at least 7 and perhaps 10 years to get theirs.



Otherwise, why should people who come in legally, with proper documentation, thoroughly vetted, be required to wait so long to get in?



Its like somebody gets to jump the que while the other person had to wait in line.



Its not fair

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Quote from: "Oberon"And rightly so.



We should never turn our backs on genuine cases of lethal persecution. Those poor people have nowhere to go, and have suffered terribly.



Well done, Canada.



However, this is NOT the same situation as the queue jumping opportunists who exploit Western philanthropy to infest our shores, leech from our generosity, and then cause social problems when they fail to integrate into our culture and society.

Who? You aren't talking about Syrian refugees, are you? They've been in nearly the same situation the Yazidis have been in.