The Canadian Press and Justin Trudeau

Rick Bogacz: The annual survey by The Canadian Press saw 26 votes cast for the crisis and the ensuing Liberal government response as the most compelling story of the year, with the Liberal election victory in second place with 24 votes, according to The Chronicle Herald. The combination of Justin Trudeau dramatic election victory and how the Syrian refugee crisis played a key role in the midst of that campaign makes these two stories among the most significant of 2015, said Rick Bogacz, executive producer of MSN.ca. And the way the Syrian refugee crisis then galvanized Canadians has prompted news editors across the country to select it as Canada News Story of the Year for 2015. We’ll be feeling their impact for years to come. In early September, the Kurdi family was among them, seeking to get out of Turkey and to Greece via boat. While the civil war has raged since 2011, 2015 saw an unprecedented exodus of Syrians, not just out of their home country, but out of the countries nearby where an estimated four million Syrians have sought refuge in the last four years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.