Canadian Immigration Minister John McCallum told reporters during a visit to a refugee camp in Jordan last December that Canada could double the number of Syrian refugees it accepts, setting the number at 50,000 by the end of 2016.
A poll released by the Angus Reid Institute on Feb. 19 shows that a slight majority of Canadians, 52 percent, support the government’s plan, whereas 44 percent oppose it.
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