OTTAWA – Le gouvernement du Canada travaille d’arrache-pied pour réinstaller au moins 40 000 ressortissants afghans le plus rapidement et de façon aussi sécuritaire que possible. Le Canada a maintenant accueilli plus de 9 400 réfugiés afghans, et d’autres arrivent chaque semaine.
OTTAWA – Depuis 2 décennies, les Canadiens et les Canadiennes travaillent côte à côte avec les ressortissants afghans pour améliorer la sécurité, la démocratie et les droits de la personne en Afghanistan. Aujourd’hui, le Canada accueille les personnes qui sont confrontées à des risques à la suite de ce travail d’une importance vitale.
OTTAWA – Over 1,100 people already evacuated and the promise of “tireless” work to continue ripping people out of conflict-ravaged Afghanistan “as long as it is safe to do so”. This, in a nutshell, is what emerged from today’s press conference which saw four ministries of the Trudeau government intervene on the Afghan question. Maryam Monsef (Women), Marco Mendicino (Immigration), Harjit Sajjan (Defense) and Marc Garneau (Foreign Affairs) took stock of the situation, answering questions from journalists. (more…)
OTTAWA – Canada will be a safe haven for more than 20,000 Afghans in a “vulnerable condition”: the Minister of Immigration, Marco Mendicino, announced it on Friday during a press conference with Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan and the Minister of Women Maryam Monsef. A commitment that adds to the initiative put in place for previous thousands of Afghans who have worked for the Canadian government as interpreters and employees of the embassy. (more…)