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The Yazidis are an ethnically Kurdish community who practice Yazidism, which\u00a0combines aspects of\u00a0Zoroastrianism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. They live primarily in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. However, since ISIS took power over large parts of Northern Iraq, beginning in 2014, many Yazidi refugees have fled to neighbouring countries or even further afield, including Turkey and Greece.<\/p>\n
The motion called\u00a0on the House of Commons to:<\/p>\n
Speaking after the vote was carried, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel\u00a0said that\u00a0Yazidi women have been “abandoned” over the past year. She called on the federal government to set specific quotas\u00a0and to work with the international community to establish “safe zones” for Yazidis\u00a0facing persecution within refugee camps.<\/p>\n
For his part,\u00a0Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum said he was pleased that all parties in the House of Commons could rise “above politics” on the\u00a0issue.<\/p>\n
“At a time when the world is so divided on the question\u00a0of immigration and refugees, I think it is wonderful as a Canadian that while we different parties have different views on many things, we share the view that it is right to welcome the vulnerable people to our country,” said McCallum.<\/p>\n
Later, McCallum issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/p>\n