"Our responsibility to act lies in our values, which are mere paper promises if we do not act upon them at moments like this. Countries have dark moments in their history when we have turned our backs on those seeking protection."   The writer forgets that never before have "those seeking protection," had the ability to move about the globe as they do now.

We have an overarching responsibility to Canada, to Canada's current citizens, to see that our country is well run.  Opening the floodgates to anyone who thinks living in Canada would be better than living in the dump-hole they come from, would ruin Canada.  There are billions on the planet who don't have the lifestyle and income we do.  Shall we invite a billion or maybe two?  Trouble is, it won't raise their standard of living as much as it will reduce ours.

Don't these people have a responsibility to their own countries, to stay and fix what's broken, rather than bring 4th century attitudes to our country.