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A defining moment of the 2015 election campaign was reaction to the Syrian refugee crisis after images surfaced of a lifeless, three-year-old Syrian boy lying on a Turkish beach. When the heart-wrenching images were first reported, we were told the family of Alan Kurdi had applied to be refugees in Canada, but had been rejected by the Harper government.

There was an immediate backlash against the Conservatives; many directly blamed the Harper government for the death of Alan, his older brother and mother.

But when the immigration department was contacted, we learned the original media reports were incorrect. Alan’s parents never applied to come to Canada, although his uncle had submitted an incomplete application.

Misinformation spread, however, and the reaction to a tragic death marked the beginning of the end of Harper’s already troubled campaign.

The public relies on the media to be fair and accurate. All journalists should resolve to make 2016 a year of more thorough and honest reporting.

Durgan

Jan 2 2016, 05:06 AM

Surely the long term solution is to settle the refugees in their own environments. What I am suggesting is pour money and infrastructure in the problem countries.

At present there are 12 million refugees in and about Syria. This is only the tip of an iceberg world wide. No effort by Western Nations can even begin to cope by accepting such large numbers, without major disruptions.

A new approach must be presented.

Durgan

Jan 2 2016, 05:06 AM

Surely the long term solution is to settle the refugees in their own environments. What I am suggesting is pour money and infrastructure in the problem countries.

At present there are 12 million refugees in and about Syria. This is only the tip of an iceberg world wide. No effort by Western Nations can even begin to cope by accepting such large numbers, without major disruptions.

A new approach must be presented.

margrace

Jan 2 2016, 06:23 AM

Yes Darcie you are right it sure takes a lot of commitment to attain the ideals presented. Our life style of the rich and famous we all seem to try to attain needs examination first. I know this is not a popular idea but spending the cold in the south and spending our money there and then having the rest of us pay for the health care seems to me to be looked at.

friendshipgal

Jan 2 2016, 04:56 AM

FuzzyO

Jan 2 2016, 04:33 AM

Over the holidays I was staying at a home where one of the papers delivered is the Sun. It's really a lousy rag. That being said it always pays to wait until the facts come out before buying into something.

You don't like it because it doesn't always support your liberal point of view but it is fortunate that we have a variety of sources to go to.

Bitsy

Jan 2 2016, 05:10 AM

Durgan

Jan 2 2016, 05:06 AM

Surely the long term solution is to settle the refugees in their own environments. What I am suggesting is pour money and infrastructure in the problem countries.

At present there are 12 million refugees in and about Syria. This is only the tip of an iceberg world wide. No effort by Western Nations can even begin to cope by accepting such large numbers, without major disruptions.

A new approach must be presented.

Any suggestions on a new approach?

Trotsky

Jan 3 2016, 02:23 AM

Bitsy

Jan 2 2016, 05:10 AM

Quoting limited to 2 levels deep

New approach:
Stop bombing the cities into rubble thus eliminating the REASON for refugees.
There is no need to rebuild infrastructure if it is not destroyed in the first place.

Delphi51

Jan 3 2016, 07:25 AM

It strikes me that Assad and the Russians are doing the vast majority of bombing in Syrian cities. Any ideas on how to stop it?

I don't understand the infrastructure problem. Infrastructure must be built wherever these millions of refugees go - why not build it where they are already instead of moving them far from their roots? The problem is to stop the evil bombers and terrorists instead of just giving them all that territory to use as a base for further expansion.

Delphi51

Jan 3 2016, 07:25 AM

It strikes me that Assad and the Russians are doing the vast majority of bombing in Syrian cities. Any ideas on how to stop it?

I don't understand the infrastructure problem. Infrastructure must be built wherever these millions of refugees go - why not build it where they are already instead of moving them far from their roots? The problem is to stop the evil bombers and terrorists instead of just giving them all that territory to use as a base for further expansion.

friendshipgal

Jan 3 2016, 01:09 PM

Delphi51

Jan 3 2016, 07:25 AM

It strikes me that Assad and the Russians are doing the vast majority of bombing in Syrian cities. Any ideas on how to stop it?

I don't understand the infrastructure problem. Infrastructure must be built wherever these millions of refugees go - why not build it where they are already instead of moving them far from their roots? The problem is to stop the evil bombers and terrorists instead of just giving them all that territory to use as a base for further expansion.

That's the point, if we can stop the bombing as I said earlier, we can help them rebuild their home. How we stop it I don't really know, but there is a U.N. resolution to that effect. The problem is Russia supports Assad while the West wants him removed. Considering that the rebels appear to be as bad or worse than Assad, maybe it would be best to stop the bombing by supporting Assad. As I said earlier in another thread, maybe it was the rebels who used the gas, we don't really know, but Assad at the moment seems to be the lesser of all the evils... At least stopping the bombing and helping to rebuild is a start in the right direction.