by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga Abdullah Kurdi, father of the three-year old toddler who captured media attention when his body was discovered on the shores of…
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Manitoba To Provide Skills Training for Refugees
by Florence Hwang in Regina Settlement agencies and other organizations are busy ramping up their services to prepare for the 10,000 Syrians that will arrive…
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Forget the Syrians. Who’s Keeping an Eye on those Loyalist Refugees?
by Robert J. Talbot in Ottawa Thousands of Syrian refugees will arrive in Canada by year’s end. Even before the attacks in Paris, some Canadians…
View More Forget the Syrians. Who’s Keeping an Eye on those Loyalist Refugees?Refugee Resettlement Groups: “The More, The Merrier”
by Summer Fanous in Toronto Toronto-based not-for-profit organization Lifeline Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Canada. Launched at…
View More Refugee Resettlement Groups: “The More, The Merrier”The Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
by Prof. Parvati Nair, UNU-GCM, United Nations University in Barcelona A child should not have to die to mobilize governments into credible action. The photograph of three-year-old…
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We Are All ‘Syrians’
Vanja Crnojević left her native town of Maglaj during the civil war in Bosnia and her family found refuge in Switzerland. The Swiss government provided…
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