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Canada Lays Out the Red Carpet for Syrian Refugees
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Jim Estill, who made his fortune as a tech entrepreneur and director of Research In Motion Ltd. during its glory years, has launched a new startup in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario.
Furnished with an eight-point operating plan, Estill is leading a huge community effort to settle about 50 Syrian refugee families, footing a personal bill of about C$1.5 million ($1.1 million) for food, housing and clothing. It’s part of a broad national effort embraced by all political parties, the provinces, religious groups and Canadian businesses, which were asked by the government Monday to contribute C$50 million to the cause.