Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo Becker.

A boy lugs water in Roj camp in northeast Syria in May 2022. Canada should help bring home not only the rest of the Canadian children and their mothers, but also the rest of the women and the men, too. Adults can be investigated and prosecuted if warranted, writes Jo Becker.Image courtesy of 2022 San Saravan for Human Rights Watch

Opinion

BY JO BECKER

November 24, 2022

NEW YORK CITY—“Yunus” is eight. He plays soccer and the saxophone and enjoys play dates with friends. He’s near the top of his class at school, loves dinosaurs, and wants to be an archeologist when he grows up.

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