David Johnston and Defining Moment

welcome refugees: David Johnston issued a rallying cry Tuesday for Canadians to welcome refugees who are fleeing the conflict in Syria, calling Canada response to the crisis a defining moment for the country, according to The Chronicle Herald. Johnston hosted a forum on refugees that included federal, provincial and municipal political leaders as well as heads of business organizations and aid groups, aimed at better co-ordinating efforts to deal with the impending influx of 25,000 refugees. Gen. This is a defining moment for Canada, a defining moment for all of us, Johnston told the gathering. It an opportunity … to re-imagine how we take care of the most marginalized and vulnerable among us. And it even more than that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.