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Canadian government under fire in case of drowned Syrian toddler

Published 2015-09-03, 08:58 a/m
© Reuters. Canadian government under fire in case of drowned Syrian toddler

TORONTO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government
came under fire from its political opponents on Thursday
following reports the family of a Syrian toddler whose body
washed up on a Turkish beach had been trying to emigrate to
Canada.
A photograph of the tiny body of 3-year old Aylan Kurdi
washed up in the Aegean resort of Bodrum swept social media on
Wednesday, spawning sympathy and outrage at the perceived
inaction of developed nations in helping refugees.
The case emerged as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
whose government's overhaul of the country's refugee system has
been criticized by immigration advocates, is campaigning for
reelection in an Oct. 19 vote.
Local media reported Canada's Citizenship and Immigration
Minister, Chris Alexander, is suspending his own re-election
campaign for a seat in parliament and returning to the nation's
capital. Opposition parties quickly took aim at the government.
"You don't get to suddenly discover compassion in the middle
of an election campaign, you either have it or you don't,"
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau told reporters in Montreal.
"This government has ignored the pleas of Canadian NGOs
(non-governmental organizations), of opposition parties, and of
the international community that all believe that Canada should
be doing more and should have been doing more," he said.
Trudeau also said Canada should must immediately accept
25,000 refugees from Syria.

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