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Canadian government under fire in case of drowned Syrian toddler

By REUTERS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 22:58

Updated: SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 22:57

VANCOUVER - Canada's Conservative government came under fire on Thursday following reports the family of a Syrian toddler whose body washed up on a Turkish beach had wanted to emigrate to Canada, rattling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's re-election bid.

A photograph of the tiny body of three-year old Aylan Kurdi washed up in the Aegean resort of Bodrum swept social media on Wednesday and featured on front pages on Thursday, spawning sympathy and outrage at the perceived inaction of developed nations in helping refugees.

The boy's aunt, Vancouver resident Tima Kurdi, said she had hoped to bring her brother - the father of Aylan - and his family to Canada, but had first tried to sponsor another brother, currently in Germany, an application that was rejected.

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