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The negative public stance on Syrian refugees reveals a loss in Canadian values

Written by: Matt Holowko, SFU Student Three years ago, Canada welcomed refugees from Syria. I couldn’t help but feel proud and patriotic at the thought of this: we were kind, open-minded, and nicer than our neighbours to the south. Three years is not a long time in the big picture, though. In 2018, the climate has changed fast. More and more, the stories we see about Syrian-Canadians overlook all the positive things about them, instead focusing on the rare, extreme cases of atrocious, criminal behaviour. That sensationalism makes those scarce cases appear to be far more common than they really…

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