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Tyee Poll: Are You Convinced Canada Can Safely Meet Its Refugee Commitments?

The new Liberal government is pressing forward with its promise to fast track 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by January. Critics of the program stress the threat of a terrorist attack, while supporters like immigration lawyer Laura Best say equating asylum seekers with security risk is ill-informed and inflammatory.

Last week, Best shed some light on Canada’s security screening process for refugees. She argued Syrians coming to Canada are subject to several levels of UNHCR pre-screening before Canadian officials conduct their own admissibility assessment. We’re curious if her take, which has been shared thousands of times, has swayed your opinion.