The Canadian Press
QUEBEC—Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she will make a funding announcement tomorrow related to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Wynne also is urging the federal government to streamline its process so more refugees can come to Canada.
She says Ottawa needs to “step up to that responsibility.”
Wynne made the comments in Quebec City this morning ahead of a joint meeting between her cabinet and that of Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.
Both she and Couillard said it is possible to welcome more refugees and at the same time guarantee the security of Canadians.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has suggested Canada can—and will—do more to help Syrian refugees in the face of mounting public pressure on his Conservative government over the past week.
Harper has been steadfast that accepting more refugees and sending humanitarian assistance to displaced people in the Middle East is not enough.
He said dealing with the root cause of the problem—taking the military fight to Islamic militants responsible for the carnage—is essential.
