{"id":383,"date":"2016-03-14T00:37:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T00:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2016-03-14T00:37:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T00:37:13","slug":"syrian-refugees-displacing-canadas-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Refugees Displacing Canada\u2019s Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postrow has_after_content\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"post_message_229627\">\n<blockquote class=\"postcontent restore \">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Syrian Refugees Displacing Canada\u2019s Homeless<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>Attention Immigration Reformer :<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>For your information, Immigration Watch Canada is sending you its latest bulletin : &#8220;Syrian Refugees Displacing Canada\u2019s Homeless.&#8221; <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>Respectfully, <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><b>Dan Murray<\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigrationwatchcanada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ImmigrationWatchCanada.org<\/a> <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The TABLE below contains a sample of Canadian cities that are accepting Syrian refugees. The TABLE indicates the number of Syrian refugees that each of the cities is taking, the number of Homeless Canadians in each of the cities and the number of Canadians who are on Waiting Lists for Housing in each of those cities.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Quite a number of these figures are very shocking. For example, Toronto had 5219 Homeless and had a Housing Waiting List of 77,109 in 2014. Yet it has taken 4234 Syrian refugees and is now providing housing for them !!!<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As we have said before, Toronto politicians are now strutting around the city like arrogant roosters in a barnyard, implying that they should be congratulated for betraying their own citizens. Politicians such as MP\u2019s, MLA\u2019s, Mayors, Councillors and School Trustees are doing the same things in other cities.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Most Canadians would be willing to send money to groups overseas to help Syrians in refugee camps or in the foreign cities where they are living. But most Canadians think it is immoral to give a very limited supply of Canadian housing to Syrians and all other non-Canadians.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/?ui=2&amp;ik=521f6a8f50&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=153728a55d7c46ba&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_153728a55d7c46ba&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-2PNdTI7Nkz4t2GFOYrxnq88GKP9_F9BkusNOCkrTobrfaMD2kzmpMpSOEOggYtHek4BNe2RFYn_hZMj55E2vJXqIk_l00AgxBtWX_Df8NBBrgbdc5toQJSDw&amp;sz=s0-l75&amp;ats=1457915582106&amp;rm=153728a55d7c46ba&amp;zw\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Multiply by 10 the betrayal of taking 25,000 Syrian refugees. The answer is 250,000. That has been Canada\u2019s average yearly immigration intake for the past 25 years. Then, Multiply 250,000 by 25. The answer is over 6 million immigrants in those 25 years. Most of these people were unnecessary and most of them are now competing with Canadians for housing and jobs. Obviously, this betrayal is even more outrageous.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The overall point that this TABLE makes is that our federal government has made a choice : It has placed the needs of these Syrians over the needs of Homeless Canadians. This is a shameless betrayal of Canadians and Canada. In the past, many people have twisted in the wind for doing much less harm.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">NOTE : The information on Syrian refugees who have come to Canada and on Homeless Canadians came from the following two sources :<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/refugees\/welcome\/map.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/refugees\/welcome\/map.asp<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/homelesshub.ca\/http%3A\/\/www.victoria.ca\/assets\/Departments\/Planning~Development\/Community~Planning\/OCP\/OCP_Book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http:\/\/homelesshub.ca\/http%3A\/\/www.victoria.ca\/assets\/Departments\/Planning~Development\/Community~Planning\/OCP\/OCP_Book.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cms_table\">\n<table class=\"cms_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<th class=\"cms_table_th\">PLACE<\/th>\n<th class=\"cms_table_th\">POPULATION (MOSTLY IN 2011)<\/th>\n<th class=\"cms_table_th\"># OF HOMELESS and THOSE USING SHELTERS<\/th>\n<th class=\"cms_table_th\">CORE NEED \/ WAITING LIST<br \/>\nFOR HOUSING<\/th>\n<th class=\"cms_table_th\"># OF SYRIAN<br \/>\nREFUGEES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\" colspan=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">TORONTO<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2,615,060<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">5219<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">77,109 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">4234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">PEEL REGION<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1,269,814<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1558<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">12,630 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">410<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">YORK REGION<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1,108,570<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2891<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">10,580 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">HAMILTON<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">569,549<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">5653<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">5,553 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">OTTAWA<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1,236,324<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">7235<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">10,089<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">WATERLOO REGION<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">563,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">3492<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2719 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">LONDON<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">366,651<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">12,000 (using shelters)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2341 (2014)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\" colspan=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\" colspan=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">EDMONTON<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">877,926<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2307<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">19,000 (2012)<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">WINNIPEG<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">730,018<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2865\u20133165<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2000<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">REGINA<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">193,100<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">232<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">30,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">446+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">SASKATOON<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">222,189<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">379<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">34,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">439-478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">CALGARY<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1,195,194<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">3555<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">3200<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">VANCOUVER<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2,313,328<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2777<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">2800<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1681<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"cms_table_tr\" valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">VICTORIA<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">344,615<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1500<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">1377<\/td>\n<td class=\"cms_table_td\">313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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