Conservatives Call for Government to Fund Afghan Safe Houses for Ex Interpreters

Conservatives Call for Government to Fund Afghan Safe Houses for Ex Interpreters
Conservative MP James Bezan rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 10, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Conservative opposition is calling on Liberal government to give urgent funding to Kabul safe houses that are providing refuge to 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families.

On Friday, those safe houses are set to close because the money keeping them open will run out.