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Marty York: Canadians wary of Liberal plan to expedite Gazan visas

Forty-three per cent of respondents opposed the decision to expedite visa processing and 19 per cent answered, "I don't know."

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According to a recent poll, just under half of Canadians are opposed to the federal government’s recent decision to expedite Gazan student visa processing.

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And I must say, I don’t blame them.

Marty York: Canadians wary of Liberal plan to expedite Gazan visas Back to video

The decision to expedited visa processing for 37 Gazan students and their families was announced last month by Immigration Minister Lena Diab.

The Leger poll, commissioned by the HR Canada Charitable Organization, asked respondents whether, like some, they believed the policy would help students whose education had been disrupted by war, or whether they thought “speeding up the process could make it more difficult to adequately identify potential security risks, including individuals with extremist affiliations.”

Forty-three per cent of respondents opposed the decision to expedite visa processing, 38 per cent supported it, and the remaining 19 per cent answered, “I don’t know.” These results demonstrate significant public concern and uncertainty for........

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