The Syrian diaspora in Canada is a reflection of Syrian society at large. There are divergent views among the communities. Some of these views are driven by ethnic or religious affiliation, and there are other factors such as political affiliation of these individuals or their families.
On the whole, the Syrian community in Canada is encouraged by the change. They see and they realize that the Assad regime was an abusive totalitarian government. The victims of the Assad regime included minorities. This is in contrast to the perception—or the misperception—that the Assad regime had protected minorities.
The Syrian community is encouraged. They would like to see changes, but they are somewhat impatient with the rate of change that is taking place. It is a difficult task for any government—and I'm not justifying one policy or another—particularly a government that came into existence as a result of opposition and military activities, to become a civilian government ruling a complex society.
On the level of the presidency—and this is my reading of the situation—the cabinet has good intentions, but the mentality of authoritarianism and sectarianism seem to have filtered down throughout society, and that is being reflected on the level of government decisions. For example, in the government of Damascus, some decisions were taken recently that antagonized the Christian community and other communities, such as the government mishandling of the protests in Latakia. That is another challenge.
In brief, there's a need to take it issue by issue and to look at the situation as it evolves. The Syrian community as a whole, or the vast majority, I believe, are supportive of the changes, but they would like to see more happening.