German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Government

political courage humanitarian solidarity: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown political courage and humanitarian solidarity in announcing her country intention to accept 500,000 refugees this year alone, according to Globe and Mail. And here in Canada Under our previous federal government, we planned to accept just 10,000 Syrian refugees this year. Others are migrating northward, from such places as Eritrea, Mali and Libya, seeking deliverance from dictatorship, ethnic exclusion, religious hatred and hunger. The new government intends to take in 25,000 by the end of the year – an improvement, to be sure, but is it enough Experience has shown that most refugees are highly motivated to succeed, socially and economically. For example, the Fondation de l’entrepreneurship du Québec recently published statistics showing that immigrants are nearly twice as likely as native-born Quebeckers to start businesses. They often show great resilience and are prepared to accept our way of life and liberal democracy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.