Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jim Bronskill
Publication Date: November 25, 2024 - 19:08
Montreal man held by Sudanese officials seemed puzzled by detention, diplomat says
November 25, 2024
A Canadian diplomat who visited Abousfian Abdelrazik while in Sudanese custody says the Montreal man told him he did not know why he was being held and that he wanted to return to Canada.Abdelrazik, who is suing Ottawa over his lengthy ordeal, arrived in Canada as a refugee from Sudan and later became a Canadian citizen.He was arrested in September 2003 while in his native country to see his ailing mother.
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Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial by-election that’s been called for a week before Christmas.Nenshi, who leads the province’s NDP, says in a letter to Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure that the cards are “one of the few remaining supports provided by Elections Alberta to promote access to democracy.”
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