Canadian Governments and Syrian Refugee Crisis

Syrian refugee crisis: Today, the Syrian refugee crisis is the worst the world has faced in decades. One million refugees are now in Lebanon alone, a country that is only twice the size of Prince Edward Island. It is as if half a million refugees descended on Charlottetown, according to The Star. The most dramatic example of Canadas past refugee activism is Hungary where, following invasion by the Soviet Union in 1956, some 200,000 Hungarians fled the country. The Canadian governments initial reaction was timid. Hungarian refugees would be given precedence over others, but with no change in the system, delays would be long and refugees few in number and At times, Canadian governments have acted decisively in the face of refugee crises. Take the 37,000 Hungarian refugees in 1956-57, 7,000 Ugandan Asians in 1972-73, more than 60,000 Vietnamese boat people in 1979-80, and 20,000 Soviet Jews between 1970 and 1990. While the governments response to this crisis has so far been modest , it is not too late for Canada to seize the bull by the horns and make a real difference consistent with our history as a place of refuge for the oppressed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.