Canadians doubt Liberal’s Gazan refugee screening amid rising security concerns

By Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire

The majority of Canadians are not confident that refugees being admitted to the country from the Middle East are being adequately screened by the Liberals, according to a Leger poll released Thursday.

While a quarter of Canadians said that they were confident in the Liberals screening Gazan refugees for security risks, 64% said they were not.

Additionally, more Canadians said that they disagree with the Liberals increasing the number of Gazan refugees five times this year to a total of 5,000. 43% said they oppose the policy decision, while 41% support it.

The survey was conducted online between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25, about three weeks after an ISIS terrorist was arrested for allegedly planning an attack on Toronto’s citizens.

The Conservatives demanded an emergency meeting to determine how he was able to enter Canada.

“Canadians are learning a man who allegedly dismembered someone on video on behalf of ISIS immigrated to Canada on Trudeau’s watch,” said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

Leger’s poll also revealed that 65% of Canadians feel the “current” immigration plan will admit too many immigrants. The question was prefaced by saying Canada would welcome 485,000 immigrants to Canada this year and admitted 470,000 in 2023. This is a misrepresentation of total immigration to the country, as it only considers permanent residents.

True North previously reported that Canada welcomes about 2.2 million immigrants annually after accounting for permanent residents, temporary foreign workers, international students, and illegal immigrants.