Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Canada's response to refugee crises today a stark contrast to past efforts


The Globe and MailBy SEAN FINE -September 3, 2015

Migrants protest outside a train that they are refusing to leave for fear of being taken to a refugee camp from the train that has been held at Bicske station since yesterday on September 4, 2015 in Bicske, near Budapest, Hungary. (MATT CARDY/GETTY IMAGES) Sponsorship system has been made a lot more difficult for sponsors and those in need since 2012 reforms

The Syrian refugee crisis has exposed a wall of bureaucratic hurdles in Canada's renowned refugee-sponsorship system that did not exist during previous crises, when the country brought in huge airlifts of desperate people.