Drowned Syrian Boy Jolts Conservatives During Canada Vote
Syrian migrants call for help from their half-sunk small dinghy as they arrive to the shores of the Greek island of Kos, on August 17, 2015.
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The death of a Syrian boy whose body washed up on Turkey’s shores has shaken Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party in the middle of Canada’s election.
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander interrupted his campaign Thursday to return to the capital after the Ottawa Citizen reported the refugee claim of the boy, Aylan Kurdi, and his family was rejected in June after being personally handed to Alexander by another lawmaker.