Canada: poll finds huge support for Syrian refugees

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About two-thirds of Canadians support taking in 25,000 or more Syrian refugees, and even more said they are “uncomfortable” with Donald Trump’s proposal to ban the immigration of Muslims to the United States.

The Nanos Research survey for CTV News found 37 per cent agreed that the Trudeau government’s decision to take in 25,000 Syrians was “about right.” Another 28 per cent said Canada should take even more than that.

The Liberals originally promised to have 25,000 in Canada by New Year’s Day, but revised that earlier this month to 10,000, with 15,000 more by the end of February. As of Dec. 21, only 1,869 have arrived, and Immigration Minister John McCallum said Wednesday there’s no guarantee the government’s timeline can be met.

The poll also asked about Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s widely publicized proposal to ban Muslim immigration to the U.S. More than two-thirds (68%) agreed they were “uncomfortable with the U.S. having a policy that would ban Muslim immigration,” and another 10 per cent were “somewhat uncomfortable.”

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/exclusive-poll-finds-huge-support-for-syrian-refugees-1.2712799

25,000 refugees in a country with 10% of our population. This kind of welcome must give Trump supporters nightmares. Fortunately for them, they have convinced too many Americans to be afraid of refugees so the idea of accepting 10,000 is 'scary'.

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1. But we are depopulating Syria rather than ending our support for the rebels.

I disagree with that policy.

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2. The refugees themselves say that Assad's repression and attacks are even more responsible

for the 'depopulating of Syria'. There is enough blame to go around.

Of course, we should welcome the refugees, as Canada and other liberal countries are doing, regardless of how we feel about the the causes of the civil war.

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3. The Syrian Christian leaders say we should stop supporting the rebels.

They say they are foreign invaders who are ethnic cleansing the minorities and destroying the local culture.

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4. They have every right to voice their opinion, as do the refugees themselves. n/t