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Canada: The number of people searching for the word "Canada" in Arabic doubled in the past month, according to Google Trends, according to CBC. The primary source countries of the queries were Jordan and Lebanon, but internet users in Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya also generated some of the searches. Syrian refugees met by PM TrudeauRefugees' 1st year in Canada will bring challenges, joy'Colossal effort' underway to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada Online interest in Canada has seen a huge upswing among Arabic speakers in recent weeks. CBC News found tens of thousands of Arabic searches within the past week for "Canada + Syrian refugees." Commenters use Canada to shame Arab states When it came to comments in Arab media and on online message boards, the general trend was to thank Canada for its warm reception of Syrian refugees, but there were some dissenting voices, such as one reader on the Al Jazeera website who chastised the refugees for not staying to fight the Assad regime in Syria. The Jordanian news site Sahafi.jo was particularly keen to compare "the warmness of Canada to the coldness of Jordan," which, according to the UNHCR, has taken in more than 600,000 Syrian refugees. Canada prime minister put Arab rulers in an embarrassing situation when he said, "Welcome to your new home."'- Watan Serb Many other commenters contrasted Canada favourable treatment of Syrian refugees with the actions — or inaction — of some Arab countries. "Canada prime minister put Arab rulers in an embarrassing situation when he said, 'Welcome to your new home,'" said an editorial on Watan Serb.com, a California-based news weekly for Arab Americans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.