General Chat

Bigwigs very rarely enter danger zones, that's true.

This article from the NY times, caught my eye while I was looking to see if I could see what camp it was.

"From a core of 16 people, Syrian Refugee Sponsors Huntsville ( Ontario) now has about 300 volunteers. “Not in my wildest dreams did I think that would happen,” she said. “It was so positive.”

The group, which had factored bake sales into its fund-raising plans, also fulfilled its initial target almost immediately when Robert and Jacquie Nunn, who live in the adjacent community of Lake of Bays, donated 28,000 Canadian dollars.

Mr. Nunn, 65 and recently retired, said he was looking for “an indulgence” to mark the event. In Huntsville, an ad on a bulletin board for a motorboat caught his eye. Along with the boat ad, he also took a flyer from a refugee group.

After reading both on a flight to Florida, Mr. Nunn decided to make the donation rather than purchase the boat — even though it “looked pretty cool,” he said.

“A fancy trip, a car or boat, kind of diminish and memories fade,” said Mr. Nunn, who had never supported any refugee group. “This refugee effort will have effects that go on for generations. Where is the best value, where is the best return? I threw away the boat ad.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/world/americas/syria-refugees-arrive-in-canada.html?_r=0

Quite why so many of the bigwigs went is a mystery......oh yeah photo op....Justin does like a good photo op...... :-)

now that I think is an unnecessary, snarky comment about our PM, whether you agree with him or not!

so far as I am concerned, he is one heck of an improvement on the previous one.

Though, I grant you, we would not be having this discussion if Harper had regained power as he would not have been bringing in any refugees .................


nor would he have been doing anything to help Canada's own people in distress.

It was meant as a joke....to even it out though...Harper did love his hair spray.....

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/29/ministers-refugee-camp_n_8678328.html

Interesting.

Opps old grey matter not what it was....Justin didn't go to the camp...just to the airport to meet them, thanks for the link Rambling Rose.

I was trying to think when Justin had gone to the refugee camp, as I couldn't remember any photos, and he hasn't had time since he was elected and sworn in!


Harper did like his hair spray, and his stage-managed photo ops :-D


though, did you notice, he almost never looked anyone in the eye, or even directly face-to-face?

I think we can agree that all leaders for all parties and all countries have their various moments ....

I think I remember correctly wasn't it Harper who tried to walk his kids to school after he was elected and hashed it up big time ?

As for direct contact....don't you get your kids to look you in the eyes when you think they're lying...well all leaders......... :-)

How long has Justin Bieber been your leader?

bob


back into your hole ........... and please take Justin Bieber with you :-D


there is another Justin, who's been in all the newspapers all over the world, including in the UK ..... and JB was possibly named for him :-)

Now that is really scary. ....JB as our leader. ....sends a shiver down your spine

Would he be any worse than Jeremy Corbyn?

does Jeremy Corbin smoke pot, have threesomes, crash cars, make millions, have screaming mobs of teenagers chasing him, and is only 21?

SylviaInCanada - no to everything.

Our Jeremy seems to be a sensible chap who gets castigated daily for having ideas that are sometimes 'outside the box' - whatever that is. Unfortunately, the 'yes men' of all parties have no brain they can call their own & waste time daily badgering & bullying the fellow while the country falls apart. :-P

Dermot ...

I thought not!


but I thought I would answer Bob's question, as I'm not sure he even knows who Justin Bieber is :-)

To be fair old JC did refuse to sing the national anthem in church that time. He didn't want to swear allegiance to the queen.
As far as fashion. ...well even though he's trying to look smarter there's no competition really is there.......JB leaves alot to be desired in the fashion sense. !! Of course that's my view as an old person .
We'll take JC off your hands if you take JB.....

Aren't we now bombing Syria thanks to Jeremy Corbyn allowing a free vote?

we in Wales have just taken our first batch of refugees with many more to arrive before Christmas :-D

We can't really compare the UK with Canada. The UK have said they will bring over 20k within 5 years. That's less than 500 per month.
Most of Kent councils aren't offering to host as they have to deal with the illegal immigrants who claim asylum who've smuggled themselves across the channel.
Theresa May is having to order other counties to accept the unaccompanied 'child' asylum-seeking migrants as Kent has run out of foster families. At least the host councils for the air-lifted Syrian families have time to prepare.

To be fair and not to cause angry amongst anyone.....the "problem" most Canadians have is the speed of the arrivals. They've had to delay some until next year (end of Feb) rather than end of this year, but still they're rushing them in. Yes I know they need to be safe but these are in the UN camps. Yesterday the next batch came into Toronto and they are mostly privately sponsored by the Armenhian church/council. They were admitting before the first batch came in last week they weren't ready, now they're ever worse off with lots more to come shortly. They have no where for them to live and no money to rent anywhere or pay hotel rooms. They admit themselves it is being done too fast in that respect.
I know this will cause angry but it's the facts.