Everything Is Political With Evan Solomon

Health minister promises diligence in screening Syrian refugees in wake of Paris attacks

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On the Show: Jane Philpott, Lisa Helps, Sheila Copps, Geoff Norquay, Sally Housser Health Minister Jane Philpott, who chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on Refugees, says the Liberal government will follow through on its commitment to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before Jan. 1, and will do so with diligence in wake of the Paris terror attacks. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says British Columbia is expecting to take in 3,000 Syrian refugees, but she is still waiting for more information from the federal government about when and how. The War Room panel with Geoff Norquay of Earnscliffe Strategy Group, Sally Housser of Novigator and former Liberal MP and deputy prime minister Sheila Copps debate Trudeau's next challenges in the wake of growing security concerns and a looming deadline on the refugee file.