News broke Wednesday night that the dead Syrian boy’s family was trying desperately to get to Canada.
Canada's political leaders made emotional statements after news broke late Wednesday night that the family of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian boy found dead on a Turkish beach, had been trying desperately to get to Canada.
A man holds a poster with a drawing depicting a drowned Syrian toddler during a demonstration for refugee rights in Istanbul, Turkey, September 3, 2015.
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau accused the country's immigration minister, Chris Alexander, of doing too little, too late. "You don't get to suddenly discover compassion in the middle of an election campaign," he told a crowd in Quebec.
Justin Trudeau responds to a question during a news conference Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Brossard, Que.
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