Gay people have it not terribly bad in Russia, of which Chechnya is an integral part, they can move around. Just google the topic and you will find gay guides to Moscow and other Russian cities on Tripadvisor, Travelgayeurope, the Guardian, and 900,000 other results such search delivers. 

Putin's Moscow: Why the city is pinker than you think; Top Moscow Clubs and Bars; Gay nightlife 2017: where to stay, party and play; are just some of the typical headlines. Thus some of those refugees may find some cities in Canada even less inviting than what they have in Russia.

Perhaps a bigger emergency is the plight of Coptic Christians in Egypt. They are discriminated, attacked and many murdered, as are many of their brethen in the Middle East. Their victims count in the thousands. 

I am sure that John Ibbitson and even the LGBT community in Canada would agree that the plight of Coptic Christians deserve as much support and prominence as the plight of gays in Chechnya. Both are horrible.