New measures coming to help Canadians with family in Gaza: Trudeau
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Canada will be rolling out new measures to help individuals in Gaza that are related to Canadians or who have connections to Canada come to safety, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
Canada will be rolling out new measures to help individuals in Gaza that are related to Canadians or who have connections to Canada come to safety, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
"Obviously, it's an extremely difficult situation and we have been working very, very hard to get Canadian citizens and their families out of Gaza, well over 600 have come already, but there is more to do," Trudeau told reporters at a housing announcement in Toronto, pointing to an upcoming press conference in Ottawa.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller has scheduled a 2 p.m. ET announcement in the capital, pledging an update on measures for Canadians "affected by the conflict in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has signalled it expects the update include information about special measures for Canadians with family members in Gaza.
While it remains to be seen precisely what Miller will be announcing, he has previously told reporters that the federal government was considering ways to bring extended family members of Canadians out of the region.
Miller said Canada was trying to get people out as quickly as possible and was looking into options to expand the categories of people who may have a connection to this country.
The minister has said while Canadian officials remain in contact with consular staff on the ground pushing for more evacuations, the situation in the war zone remains precarious.
