Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he will go ahead with plans to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by year's end, despite growing opposition over security concerns following the Paris attacks last week, AFP reported.
"We must respect our election promise... to safely host 25,000 refugees by January 1. We will make every effort to do so," Trudeau told reporters as he travelled to the Philippines for an APEC summit.
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