The Green Timberwolf

Helping Syria To Help Themselves

Blogged by: Cassidy, Sam, Avery

The country Syria started a civil war in 2011 for four years because of the anti-government protest. More than 200,000 people have died because of this problem and an estimate of 6.5 million have fled since 2014. We can speculate that many more have fled in 2015.

We believe that bringing refugees into Canada is a good thing, we should be doing all we can to help and support all who are fleeing for their lives.

“Ontario will spend 10.5 million to open the province’s doors to

10, 000 Syrian refugees”

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Quebec is tripling the number of Syrian refugees this year to more than 3,600. An estimated 9 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighbouring countries.Although we support Canada taking in refugees, we no not believe that Canada should be involved in the conflict directly. Syria needs to resolve their own issue, we are not apart of their country therefore it is not our war to fix.  We believe that if we were to involve ourselves into the civil war happening in Syria, it will only make matters worse for Canadians and possibly other countries. If we were involved, it would mean choosing sides which could result in conflict in Canada.

Overall, we believe that Canada should not be directly involved in the Syrian Civil war but we can always help the fleeing Syrians who seek refuge. Canada has plenty to offer and can support more refugees than what currently is being said. As Canadians it is our reputation to be welcoming and helpful to people in need.

References: Benzie, Robert. “Ontario will spend $10M to bring Syrian refugees to province”. Newspaper article. The Toronto Star. TheTorontoStar.com. Saturday September 12, 2015. Paper. Wednesday September 23, 2015.