Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the fact the suspect in an Edmonton attack is a refugee doesn’t point to security holes in the asylum system.
Goodale says there’s no indication that when Abdulahi Hasan Sharif applied for refugee status in 2012 there were any red flags raised.
READ MORE: Who is Adbulahi Sharif?
Sharif currently faces multiple charges in connection with an attack that saw an Edmonton officer stabbed and four people injured on Saturday night.
That Sharif entered Canada as a refugee has raised renewed concerns over how closely asylum seekers are vetted when they apply for refugee status.
READ MORE: How police decide who is a terrorist threat and who isn’t
Goodale says the existing procedures place a very high premium on public safety and international records are checked before asylum claims are allowed to proceed.
Watch below: Ralph Goodale says suspect in Edmonton attacks had “some appearance” on police watch list
READ MORE: Edmonton cop protected his gun from terror suspect while fending off knife attack
Sharif became known to police in 2015 after a report that he might have been radicalized, but investigators determined at that time that he did not pose a threat.
Watch below: After a refugee was charged with five counts of attempted murder following an attack in Edmonton, questions remain about the screening process he went through. Vassy Kapelos explains.
Watch below: Ongoing Global News coverage of the Edmonton attacks
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RCMP say no public safety concern before Saturday’s attacks in Edmonton -
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Attempted murder charges laid in Edmonton attacks -
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Amarjeet Sohi speaks about Edmonton Attacks -
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Edmonton rallies after terror attack -
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Suspect arrested in Edmonton terror attack -
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Suspect held after Edmonton attacks -
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Former Edmonton police officer talks about vehicle attacks -
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Edmonton rocked by vehicle attacks -
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Witnesses to aftermath of Edmonton attacks speak out -
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Edmontonians react to Saturday’s vehicle attacks -
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How the Edmonton terror attacks unfolded -
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RCMP didn’t have ‘sufficient evidence’ on Edmonton terror suspect to continue previous investigation -
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RCMP say Edmonton terror suspect was known to have extremist views -
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Edmonton mayor ‘saddened’ to hear people injured in attacks -
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Ralph Goodale says suspect in Edmonton attacks had ‘some appearance’ on police watchlist -
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Ralph Goodale says national terrorism threat level will not change despite Edmonton terror attacks -
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Edmonton mayor says ‘no immediate’ cause for concern after attacks
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