 However, it was immediately noted that no official application had ever been made.In an appearance that night on a CBC News Network's "Power & Politics" panel discussion, Alexander defended the Harper Government's handling the Syrian refugee crisis.In response to a question where host Rosemary Barton wondered why the government had taken so long to act if the crisis had been going on for years, Alexander suggested the media was partially to blame for the crisis as they had ignored the issue.