Drowned Syrian boy's aunt says family will settle in Canada

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Drowned Syrian boy's aunt says family will settle in Canada

CHARMAINE NORONHA, Associated Press


TORONTO (AP) — The aunt of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body was photographed on a Turkish beach, sparking worldwide outrage at the refugee crisis, said she hopes her family members will be in Canada by Christmas.

Tima Kurdi said Friday that Canada has approved her application to bring her brother Mohammed and his family to Canada, but that security checks are still underway.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada spokesman Remi Lariviere would only confirm that the department has communicated with the Kurdi family.

"We can confirm that the processing of their application is proceeding well," said Lariviere.

Mohammed Kurdi is the uncle of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, who drowned, along with his 5-year-old brother and their mother, while crossing the treacherous waters from Turkey to Greece. The family was attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos.

Alan Kurdi's father, Abdullah, was one of the few who survived their overloaded boat ride. A photo of Alan Kurdi's washed up body in early September drew international momentum to help Syrian refugees.

Tima Kurdi's original application to bring Mohammed and his family to Canada was rejected. She says the rejection led her other brother — Alan's father, Abdullah — to lose hope he would be allowed into Canada, prompting him to make the dangerous journey.

Canada's Department of Citizenship and Immigration said at the time there was no record of an application received for Abdullah Kurdi and his family, but that a bid for Mohammad Kurdi had been returned as incomplete.

Tima Kurdi said Abdullah is finding solace in helping refugee children in northern Iraq and no longer interested in coming to Canada.

Earlier this week, recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government will resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year and another 15,000 by the end of February.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-11-28

[Ulic]

Abdullah who complained about being denied refugee status to Canada, when his sister had never

applied on his behalf, and it has since come out he was the operator of the smuggling boat. As a

parent he did not have a life jacket for his son. This guy will be in Canada by Christmas.

Praise be to Allah.

[bangon04]

Abdullah who complained about being denied refugee status to Canada, when his sister had never

applied on his behalf, and it has since come out he was the operator of the smuggling boat. As a

parent he did not have a life jacket for his son. This guy will be in Canada by Christmas.

Praise be to Allah.

so it all turned out fine in the end......

[ggt]

Canada may one day rue the day they allowed thousands of Muslim immigrants into the country to become pockets of unrest and insurrection...

Oh, that's right...these are the good Muslims....my bad...

[NeverSure]

Canada has a tiny population - smaller than the US State of California. They are super nice people with a large and gorgeous country, rich in natural resources.

I just hope they don't allow a large percentage Muslim population to immigrate and breed and of course try to make their way across a porous border into the US.

[GOLDBUGGY]

Another productive family who cannot speak, read, or write either of the official languages there.

Oh Well! I guess we can bump up the Retirement Age a couple more years and keep doing that until nobody is left to collect it.

Better yet! Let's send then all to the U.S.A. as a payback for the +4,000 Sioux Indians who escaped to Canada after Custer's Last Stand and they were hiding from the Calvary. They couldn't speak, read, or write English or French either.

[ehw200]

No Problem , just make them sign a paper stating that they will not protest because they find something in Canada "OFFENSIVE"

you choose to come to Canada, accept it as it is, do not try to change it to suit your own personal needs

don't like it ,,, MOVE to a Muslim country where nothing will offend you

and restrict their birth rates so Canadians do not end up living under Sharia law down the road

asides from these two things I have no problems with the situation

PS can you see me living in a Muslim country and protesting because the lack of bacon , ham beer etc is offensive

or the sound coming from the mosques which is definitely offensive

How long do you think I would last

[simple1]

Abdullah who complained about being denied refugee status to Canada, when his sister had never

applied on his behalf, and it has since come out he was the operator of the smuggling boat. As a

parent he did not have a life jacket for his son. This guy will be in Canada by Christmas.

Praise be to Allah.

Wrong, from the OP...

Abdullah is finding solace in helping refugee children in northern Iraq and no longer interested in coming to Canada.

[surfinglife]

Settle? I thought the deal was to take refuge until the war is over and go back when it's safe to do so