By the end of 2015, how many Syrian refugees will the government of Canada agree to resettle?
Less than 15,000: 20%
Between 15,000 and 30,000: 40%
More than 30,000: 40%
(The refugees do not need to be resettled by the end of the year; this question is about the agreement to settle them. The 10,000 refugees that the government has already agreed to resettle count for the purposes of this question.)
There has been some controversy recently about how many Syrian refugees Canada should take in (see article here). The Conservative government has already agreed to resettle 10,000 refugees, while the NDP have called for 46,000 refugees to be resettled over 4 years. The Liberals want to bring in 25,000 (see article here).
Even if the Conservatives do win the election, they are likely to increase the number of refugees resettled due to the current pressure (and might well do so before the election). In this case, they are likely to increase the number to something close to what the Liberals want. If the NDP win the election, they will presumably deliver on their campaign promise, although they might not have time to do so by the end of the year.
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