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madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 03:56 AM Dec 2015

We have Trump. Canada at hashtag #welcometoCanada puts us to shame. [View all]

Justin Trudeau personally welcomes them. Read some of the tweets...they are amazing. #welcometocanada is trending now.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeToCanada?src=tren



CBC Toronto Verified account ‏@CBCToronto 7h7 hours ago

'We feel as if we got out of hell and we came to paradise' http://bit.ly/1Z4hGrT #WelcomeToCanada




The Globe and Mail Verified account ‏@globeandmail 18h18 hours ago

'We came to paradise,' weary refugees tell PM after arriving in Canada http://trib.al/u20sxUQ #WelcometoCanada


A couple more interesting comments:

Julie-Anne Mauno ‏@julieannemauno Dec 11

So proud to be Canadian! First refugees have arrived. I live in a country that is choosing compassion over fear. Amazing! #WelcomeToCanada


Shaun King Verified account ‏@ShaunKing 14h14 hours ago

Absolutely love the warmth, love, and compassion I see being shown toward weary Syrian refugees in Canada. #WelcomeToCanada is so powerful!
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