In comments on CNN Sunday, the Prime Minister restated Canada’s pledge to welcome as many Ukrainian refugees ‘as choose to come’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Russia is systematically targeting civilians in Ukraine and restated Canada’s commitment to accept an unlimited number of Ukrainians who are fleeing the violence.
“The stories we’re hearing and we have been hearing from Ukrainian Canadians, but through social media as well, of what’s going on, it is clear that Putin is systematically targeting civilians, whether it’s hospitals or train stations or maternity wards.”related to speeding up the approval of Ukrainians who are seeking to come to Canada and assisting them upon arrival.
“Obviously the messages we’re seeing, the stories of what Russian soldiers are doing, not just the murder of civilians, but the systematic use of sexual violence and rape to destabilize and have the greatest negative impact on Ukrainian people as possible, is absolutely unforgivable and unacceptable. And that’s why the global community is going to, and is, responding so strongly,” he said.
“When I was in Warsaw a few weeks ago, I heard from people who don’t want to go too far from their husbands, their families back in Ukraine, but are also looking at, if this does go on as long as it might, they need solace and a secure place to go and Canada will always be there for as many as choose to come to Canada,” he said.
The Liberal government’s 2022 budget, tabled on Thursday, included a $1-billion loan program to assist the Ukrainian economy. The budget said this loan would be delivered through a new administered account at the International Monetary Fund.
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