“It was a very important re-stating of our long-standing tradition” said Ahmad Hussen, the rookie Somalia-born MP who became Trudeau’s immigration minister. Calgary Conservative MP Pat Kelly called the ban “odious,” Quebec Conservative MP Gerard Deltell said “we unreservedly oppose this ban,” and Kamloops, B.C., MP Cathy McLeod said she “unreservedly condemn(s)” the ban. “Immigrants and refugees from all over the world have greatly added to Canada’s success and prosperity,” Ambrose said on Twitter. Both Leitch and Bernier have already proposed reforms to Canada’s immigration and refugee system and used the events south of the border to remind Canadians about those plans. Liberal MPs and ministers, by and large, expressed support for Trudeau’s tweets and Facebook posts.

Source: National Post January 29, 2017 18:55 UTC