The role Canada should be playing in Syrian refugee crisis

Preoccupation with planes, target dates and quotas is misplaced. As we prepare to welcome Syrian and Iraqi refugees to Canada with open arms, a coordinated and thoughtful process will allow for increased attention to humanitarian concerns.

Jewish Canadians remember all too well the vulnerability associated with being refugees, driven brutally from home and country. No person of conscience can be indifferent to those trapped in a vortex of violence and extremism. The horror sweeping across Iraq and Syria, and spi...

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