Toronto Pearson Airport and Stephen J. Toope

Economic Migrants Justice Across Borders: He was even joined by opposition critics in rare solidarity with the Liberal government plan to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February, according to CBC. Over these past weeks as well, the media has been filled with stories about the outpouring of hospitality offered up by Canadian sponsors. Last week saw a smiling Canadian prime minister greeting exhausted Syrians at Toronto Pearson Airport. But the real story is happening elsewhere. Stephen J. Toope is director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. On Ideas, Monday Dec. 21: Global Justice Part 1: Refugees, Economic Migrants and Justice Across Borders Tuesday Dec. 22: Global Justice Part 2: Protecting Human Rights in a World of Conflict According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, there are more than 100,000 refugees in Thailand, 660,000 in Kenya and almost 3.8 million in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.