… the number of refugees that are resettled in Canada since about 2005, the high water mark was 35,000, but it's averaging somewhere between the 20 and 25,000 person range. Well, Prime Minister Trudeau now is committed to admitting 25,000 and then 50,000 total by the end of 2016. That's pretty significant ramp up. And over a pretty short period of time. In America, it takes somewhere between 18 to 24 months to properly vet a refugee on average. (02:33–02:42)
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Asserts that Prime Minister Trudeau committed to admitting 25,000 refugees, increasing to 50,000 by the end of 2016.
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