Justin Trudeau isn’t saying whether Canada will welcome an alleged Islamic State supporter who has Canadian citizenship.
Prime Minister isn’t committing to extraditing the man to Canada from a Syrian jail where he has been held for two years.
“It is a crime in Canada to travel for the purposes of supporting or engaging in terrorism,” Trudeau emphasizes. “We will ensure that the laws are fully enforced.”
However, Trudeau’s Public Safety Minister has criticized the U.K.’s decision to revoke former dual citizen “Jihadi” Jack Letts’ British citizenship.
Ralph Goodale says the government has a responsibility to charge and prosecute terrorists, but isn’t required to make sure Canadian citizens detained in Syria are brought to Canada.
Re Cdn citizens detained in Syria, there is no legal obligation to facilitate their return. We won’t expose consular officials to undue risk in this dangerous region. Affected allied counties need to work closely together to deal effectively with the threats these people pose.
— Ralph Goodale (@RalphGoodale) August 19, 2019
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister says he wishes the SNC-Lavalin affair could have been handled differently.
Justin Trudeau says they’ve taken steps to make sure no government makes the same mistakes.
“Months ago, we asked former Attorney General Anne McLellan to have conversations and consult experts–former Attorneys General, constitutional law professors–to establish a way forward so that neither our government nor any other government ever finds themselves in the difficult situation we found ourselves in.”
A report from the Ethics Commissioner found the Prime Minister did violate ethics rules in the SNC-Lavalin case.
The Prime Minister adds his involvement with the SNC-Lavalin case was about defending Canadians’ jobs.
