For one, long, chaotic week, Canada appeared as possible oasis, an attractive Plan B, for the 23-year-old Syrian student as it appeared he had no hope of taking Wayne State University up on its offer to have him pursue graduate-level studies there. Amid the uncertainty, Canadian universities have been touting the potential of a so-called “brain gain” of foreign students for Canada. In that intervening week, Canada showed him the love. “Now that I can apply once again, I’ll take my chances,” he told The Canadian Press from Cyprus. “We always considered America a great place, while Canada was the greatest among all countries in the world,” he said.

Source: National Post February 10, 2017 21:01 UTC