Ottawa says 1,250 Canadians and family members still stranded in Afghanistan
Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on Aug. 15, there was a panicked rush of Canadian expats and Afghans, who worked for Canada’s military and diplomats, fleeing Afghanistan on rescue flights. Canada completed its last evacuation flight last Thursday and the U.S. pulled its forces out of Kabul airport on Monday.
“Now that we have had a chance to look at the manifests from those other countries, we estimate at the moment there are roughly 1,250 either Canadian citizens, permanent residents or family members that are in Afghanistan,” Mr. Garneau said.
Now we have even more reason to send “foreign aid(ransom money)”.
“ Now we have even more reason to send “foreign aid(ransom money)”.
It’ll take a few days to figure out how to get the rebates into your private accounts.
Did not know that Omar Khadr had 1250 Relatives
1250?
What a nice round number. It almost seems like a guess.
My guess is we’re, and by “we” I mean the besieged taxpayers of this sorry excuse for a moral, civilized, country, are in for more of this, if the abandoned do indeed survive.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/three-torture-victims-receive-31-million-in-federal-compensation
This is not going to play well for Trudeau’s unnecessary election.
So far no one is mentioning the two Michaels being held in China on bogus charges.
Be assured there will be no questions from the media, they are happy to hear stories about Harper who isn’t in politics and has been a class act since leaving.
Speaking of Garneau, he is person who put himself down on a very low rung by entering politics.
and how many of them are “Canadians of Convenience” who came here as refugees, claimed that they would be persecuted and/or killed if they ever returned, and then got the magical card that forces Canada to go rescue them when they return to the land in which they claimed they would be persecuted/killed?
I seem to recall Lebanon – same scenario.
Does 10% of that ransom money go to The Big Guy too?
What is SNC Lavolin and the WE Brother’s cut?
Not 1 F’n dime from taxpayers should be sent to that country.
When Harper left them wasn’t the Medea all over “a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian “.
Can someone ask trudope why that changed in his mind please.
Things were different then. Evil Harper was in charge. Lebanese Canadians of convenience had to be rescued as per the corrupt MSM.
Dear Leader, on the other hand, can use a sledge hammer on newborn pups. The MSM will proclaim he made the world better for cats. Afghan Canadians of convenience are not important now that Dear Leader is trying to get a Lieberal majority.
The hardest question the MSM will ask Dear Leader is: “Why does he get to lick your nuts first?”
We keep hearing comments that “this will not end well” referencing any of a thousand or more crisis items that are going on around the planet. How much more can any sane people take?
The irony of course, is that “this will not end”.
Exactly that. WTF would one do in Asholistan out of their own free will? It is not like they were sentenced to go there, and they are not military, ergo who gives a fuck?
Send JT himself to bring them back.
Straight up trade.
I’m surprised Garneau did not say “(…) roughly ONLY 1250 either Canadian citizens (…)”.
A Canadian is a vaxxed Canadian is a vaxxed Canadian!
Apart from the soldiers that were ordered to go there and the translators that helped out and tried to make a living, it does not matter who stays there.
The place is run by far behind nobodies and those that went there on their own knew it.
They had long time to think what could or would happen.
They took the risk and it did not work out.
Better luck next time.
Are they muslim Canadians of convenience or are they Canadian born citizens? Sick of people who use our welfare system and citizenship to screw over others.