She said most of the Syrians in the room felt a mixture of optimism and worry. Khatib said she doesn’t believe most Canadians are aware of the true scale of the human rights atrocities that are striking her home country. Co-organizer Waseem Ramli said he’s disappointed that Trudeau is supporting aggression with no evidence the Syrian government used chemical weapons. Rachel Logel-Carmichael, the head of humanitarian affairs for Save the Children Canada, said any violence, including bombs, hurts children. The group has shared with Freeland a report on international-law violations against children in the Syrian conflict.

Source: thestar April 15, 2018 18:11 UTC