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When you open the door of your home to people seeking shelter, the responsible thing to do is to ensure they’re fed, safe and comfortable.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened Canada’s door to refugees with a Tweet in 2017.

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“To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith,” Trudeau tweeted. “Diversity is our strength. #WelcomeToCanada.”

Trudeau’s tweet wasn’t just a response to Canada’s honourable tradition of helping those in need, it was also vain, political symbolism, a response to rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump and his crackdown on illegal immigration.

But after throwing our door open with that tweet, Trudeau failed to ensure those he invited into the country would in fact be fed, housed and safe.

Instead, he foisted newcomers on his neighbours down the street.

Toronto Mayor John Tory, one of those neighbours, recently detailed the costs of Trudeau’s invitation.

It amounts to tens of millions of dollars to house the growing flood of refugees to the Ontario city in shelters and hotels, and to care for them.