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This statement now makes no sense as it was in reply to one which has been deleted.

Wow sorry thought I could state my view without being jumped on in a negative manner.....yeah Canada land of free speech and thought !!
I never said they shouldn't come here......................

Caroline - sorry to hear that Canada has a similar straightened finance situation as here in the UK.

Actually they weren't all Syrians just to be clear.
The funniest part was they were met at the airport by all the bigwigs and they had no idea they were important people meeting them.
I have nothing against any of them coming to Canada BUT it would have been nice to at least match the effort with housing/feeding/clothing Canadians who have fallen on hard times...not all of them due to drink or drugs just high cost of living.
In Toronto for instance there isn't enough public housing (council housing) and a lot of what there is needs massive repairs done to it, but Canada is paying for housing for the refugees in the private sector.
The Toronto school boards don't have enough money for text books; special needs; teachers; clean/safe schools etc but we have found money to educate in small classes or with asst. for the refugees.
In Canada we pay for a lot of our medicine and some health care ourselves, not so the refugees.
We have to pay for our future education at all levels, I bet the refugees will get free skill training.
Level playing field needed.......I know some will think me heartless I'm not I agree they needed help but should they jump over those that pay their taxes already ??

'Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see'.

We are all members of the human family, bound together by virtue of our common humanity. Well done. Keep hope alive in Canada for those who find refuge there.

Also CN (Canadian National Railroad) has pledged $5 million to help the refugees.

http://ipolitics.ca/2015/12/11/cn-pledges-5-million-for-syrian-refugee-resettlement/

Well done Canada. and also ikea.

Also, well done Ikea :-D

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/10/ikea-canada-syrian-refugees_n_8776194.html

Definitely something to be proud of Margee :-D

Our first plane load of Syrian refugees arrived yesterday in Toronto. So many happy, smiling faces! There will be 10,000 arriving by the end of December and another 15,000 by the end of February. We're doing our part and I'm proud of it.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/syria-refugees-arrive-1.3360154