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Mayoral candidates clash on immigration
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 18, 2010 08:11am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Denise Balkissoon |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 18, 2010 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mayoral candidates Rob Ford and George Smitherman traded angry barbs at Tuesday night’s televised debate, with immigration, the fair wage policy and the Woodbine Live racetrack development the main topics of contention.
Smitherman got the debate on refugees going when he referenced the Tamil migrants that recently landed in British Columbia.
“I heard Rob Ford say that Toronto should be a refugee-free zone,” Smitherman said.
Ford didn’t disagree. “We can’t even take care of our own 2.5 million,” he said. “We should take care of the people we have now before bringing in more.” Several audience members applauded.
Smitherman said if Canada had turned down refugees in the past, it would never have absorbed the Irish during the potato famine or Jews during the Holocaust. |
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