Kos Immigration and Lorne Waldman

Canada: Canada response to this humanitarian disaster has been put in the spotlight after the world was exposed to a photo of a three-year-old child on a Turkish beach, who drowned after a boat capsized attempting to travel to the Greek island of Kos, according to CTV. Immigration lawyer Lorne Waldman and Queen University professor Sharry Aiken weigh in on the Canadian government reaction to the crisis facing millions of Syrian refugees. With nations like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan overwhelmed by the huge influx of refugees, displaced Syrians are seeking asylum in nations across Europe and the rest of the world, including Canada. How does Canada compare to the rest of the world in its handling of refugees Prime Minister Harper is talking about Canada being the most generous country in terms of the number of people we accept a year per capita, Waldman told CTV News on Thursday. What he talking about is accepting 250,000 people a year as immigrants, he said. What we need to understand is that there a difference between immigrants and refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.