When I last blogged about the Syrian refugee crisis September 16, Stephen Harper was still in office and offering to bring in a paltry 10,000 refugees over the next three years. It was a promise he later revamped to 10,000 by year end when, closer to the election, he realized he was on the wrong…
Tag: Syria
Canada has dragged the welcome mat inside
It’s been about a week now since the ground-shifting photo of three-year-old Alan Kurdi flooded the media. While I was initially optimistic that this photo would create a fundamental improvement in Canada’s response to the unprecedented refugee crisis I am now, sadly, not so sure. We all remember — well, most of us do —…