Canada and Syrians

Cochrane: They're among the ones who will be part of the upwards of 30,000 Syrians settled in Canada by the end of this year, according to CTV. When Cochrane visited them this week, someone had been playing his classic song "Life is a Highway." It was a moment of connection during a visit that impressed upon the Canadian musician the importance of the West making enduring connections to all refugees, not just the ones who may settle in Canada or elsewhere one day. A Syrian mother and her sons smile and wave from a group of shacks and tarps. After all, most just want to go home, he said. "If there is going to be peace in our world, it got to start with the kids and they have to know that the West cares and they have to know that we care," he said in an interview. Cochrane was in Lebanon to help draw attention to the issue; he been working alongside World Vision for years, one of many celebrities who've long lent their star power to promoting humanitarian causes. About half of those affected by the Syrian crisis are children; World Vision and others help fund education programs but the money is running out, putting the programs and the children they help at risk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.