December 25, 2015 Issue

Mississauga, Ontario—Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, greets the first planeload of Syrian refugees as they arrive from Beirut at Toronto Pearson International Airport on December 11. Canada has pledged to take up to 25,000 refugees by the end of February, and businesses, families, small towns and big cities have all volunteered clothing, shelter and money to help the refugees settle in. The warm greeting was in marked contrast to the United States, which has seen anti-Muslim rhetoric reach new heights on the GOP campaign trail.