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   Rosemary Barton - as tough as the very popular Evan Solomon - on CBC's 'Power   
   and Politics'.   
      
   Harper and his Cons are among those *making* the refugees fleeing Syria - but   
   they blame 'the media' for 'overlooking' it.  Watch the video of the interview.   
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   The Huffington Post Canada  - Posted: 09/02/2015   
      
      
   Chris Alexander Just Got Put In His Place By CBC's Rosemary Barton   
      
   An exchange between Rosemary Barton and Chris Alexander escalated quickly   
   Wednesday, after the Conservative candidate tried to slip a lie past the Power   
   & Politics host.   
      
   The discussion focused on the ongoing conflict in Syria and whether or not   
   Canada will step up its involvement in the crisis after "horrific" photos of a   
   drowned migrant boy were published by media earlier in the day.   
      
   Alexander, the Conservative candidate for Ajax, responded to the question by   
   saying the migrant death toll numbers "have been growing for years."   
      
   He cited a United Nations report that half of all Syrians have been displaced   
   as a result of ongoing conflicts catalyzed by Islamist militants.   
      
   "We are continuing to act, to be at the forefront of humanitarian response..."   
   he said before being cut off.   
      
   "Mr. Alexander, you're actually countering your own point," said Barton.  "If   
   this is true, if this has been going on for years, why did government not act   
   faster now?"   
      
   Alexander then tried to shift the focus onto the CBC.   
      
   "I'm actually interested in why this is the first Power & Politics panel we've   
   had on this," said Alexander.   
      
   The claim that was quickly shot down by Barton as "completely false," adding   
   that as a minister he was not allowed to appear on the network's panel   
   discussions.   
      
   "If you want to avoid the question, let's just be clear that that's what's   
   happening," Barton said.   
      
   http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/02/chris-alexander-power-an   
   -politics_n_8079976.html   
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   Candidates for Ajax-Pickering riding:   
   Conservatives  -  Chris Alexander   
   Liberals  -  Mark Holland   
   New Democrats  -  Stephanie Brown   
   Greens  -  (pending)   
      
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