Five years after arriving in Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resettlement program, 50% of Syrian refugees are still reliant on social assistance.

Plus, Liberal MP and former justice minister David Lametti has resigned his seat and is leaving politics.

And the United Kingdom has paused free trade deal talks with Canada.

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