Lorne Waldman and Lobat Sadrehashemi voice their opinion about Canada’s policies in terms of refugees and the current crisis in Syria. The writers believe the current policies are cruel ineffective, therefore requiring change. The article is titled “Canada’s refugee policies are mean and incompetent” and was posted Saturday, September 5th, 2015 by the Toronto Star.
As four million Syrians have fled from Syria, Canada has been reluctant to accept Syrians and has taken little action in helping these refugees due to Stephen Harper’s opinion that the lives of Canadians will be put at risk by accepting Syrian refugees. A three year old child named Alan Kurdi was found washed up on a beach in Turkey. His mother, he, and his five year old brother were trying to escape Syria as the boat capsized. The picture of this boy went viral on the internet, sparking more controversy and confusion as Canadians wonder why the Conservative government has done so little in the midst of this huge crisis.
Waldman and Sadrehashemi argue that the Citizen and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander avoided answering questions regarding the Syrian…show more content… The authors state their arguments with evidence that convinces the reader and makes one truly question why the Conservative government is not doing more. This furthers the position of the writers as not only do they voice their opinion but they ask rhetorical questions and refer to past events to persuade the reader as well. The writer’s did not focus on opposing arguments but rather stated facts and questioned how the government was running things. For example, they referenced Stephen Harper’s comment about how the government is doing everything they can. The authors then questioned how that is possible when Canada is not accepting as many Syrian refugees as they could
