Syrian security situation used as guise for not having political will to repatriate detained Canadians, say experts

'I think [the Canadian government] needs to demonstrate a stronger case that there is a real security problem and it has never been able to do so,' says former diplomat Daniel Livermore.

Global Affairs, which is led by Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, says that due to the security situation in Syria, the department is 'extremely limited' in its ability to provide consular assistance to detained Canadians.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 14, 2021

As Canadian citizens remain in Kurdish custody in northern Syria, experts say the Canadian government is using the pretence of the security conditions on the ground to cover up a lack of political will for repatriation. It is believed that there are at least 23 Canadian children in the Kurdish-cont...

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