Every country whose people left to join these terrorists groups should be doing the same.
Canada begins invalidating passports of citizens who have left to join extremist groups
BY POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 20, 2014
Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander speaks after unveiling changes to Canada's Citizenship Act in Toronto on Thursday February 6, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Frank Gunn ORG XMIT: FNG102
Photograph by: The Canadian Press/Files
The government has begun invalidating the passports of Canadians who have left to join extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said in an interview.
The minister told Postmedia News his department had also revoked the passports of several Canadians who had not yet left the country but who had intended to travel to the volatile region to enlist as foreign fighters.
He would not disclose the number of passports Citizenship and Immigration Canada had revoked over the conflict but said there were “multiple cases.” The government says about 30 Canadians are with extremist groups in Syria and 130 are active elsewhere.
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:Canada begins invalidating passports of citizens who have left to join extremist groups
Canada begins invalidating passports of citizens who have left to join extremist groups
BY POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 20, 2014
Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander speaks after unveiling changes to Canada's Citizenship Act in Toronto on Thursday February 6, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Frank Gunn ORG XMIT: FNG102
Photograph by: The Canadian Press/Files
The government has begun invalidating the passports of Canadians who have left to join extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said in an interview.
The minister told Postmedia News his department had also revoked the passports of several Canadians who had not yet left the country but who had intended to travel to the volatile region to enlist as foreign fighters.
He would not disclose the number of passports Citizenship and Immigration Canada had revoked over the conflict but said there were “multiple cases.” The government says about 30 Canadians are with extremist groups in Syria and 130 are active elsewhere.
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:Canada begins invalidating passports of citizens who have left to join extremist groups