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First came the banners on an overpass in Quebec City last week, one telling Syrian refugees to stay home, the other welcoming them to Canada.

Now, in the wake of the Paris attacks, and the revelation that one of the attackers may have arrived in France through Greece as a Syrian refugee, the virulent debate over whether to bring in 25,000 refugees by year’s end has hit social media and the land of petitions with a vengeance.

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On Saturday, as the world woke to details of the massacres in Paris that so far have claimed 129 lives, Raynald Cloutier launched a petition calling for Canada to “suspend the arrival of 25,000 immigrants from Syria. Simply for reasons of national security.”

“The petition doesn’t say not to accept the refugees,” Cloutier said. “We’re just asking for a better screening of the people. Instead of in six weeks, they should do it in six months.”

With the goal of reaching 150,000 signatures, the petition would then be submitted to the Canadian Parliament.