Labour, business, faith and community groups unite to support Syrian refugee resettlement

December 9, 2015

(Ottawa) Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Chantal Tie, Representative of the Canadian Council for Refugees and Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will discuss how they and other organizations are uniting to welcome and support the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Canada.

Who: Hassan Yussuff, President, Canadian Labour Congress
The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Chantal Tie, Representative, Canadian Council for Refugees
Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

What: News conference

Where: Charles-Lynch Room, Room 130S
Parliament Hill

When: 9:00 a.m.
Thursday December 10, 2015

For more information, please contact:
Kerry Pither
Cell: 613-294-2203
Email: kpither@clc-ctc.ca