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This person isn't a Canadian citizen, he's a permanent resident and a citizen of Iran. Makes a big difference.

by serge2k 10y ago

zouhair 10y ago
No it doesn't if you are Brown they don't care much like for Mohamed Fahmy[0] or the most egregious one giving a _kid_ to the USA to jail and torture[1]. So, no, if you are not white Canada most likely won't care much unless some huge PR disaster. [0]: http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/canada-failing-mohamed-fahmy/ http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/canada-failing-mohamed... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr
- mthoms 10y ago
  According to Wikipedia Fahmy has been given a presidential pardon and released (he now lives in Vancouver). While I don't know the specifics of this case, presidential pardons in developing nations are usually the result of international pressure. Khadr's case is tragic, but it's a bit disingenuous to claim his treatment was entirely on account of him being "brown". I'm pretty sure the fact he was fighting for the Taliban against his own country was part of the reason he wasn't properly advocated for. There's also the case of two white men being beheaded by terrorists because the Canadian government refused to pay ransom. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/asia/philippines-canada-abu-sayyaf/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/asia/philippines-canada-abu-sa... Their race didn't seem to affect the position of the government, despite much publicity. Edit:Clarity
- serge2k 10y ago
  They didn't give a kid to the US, he got taken from Afghanistan by the US after his shitty parents sent him away from Canada. I do agree he was a victim of a horrible family and that Canada should have protected him from the worse things done by the US (torture, ridiculous trials, detainment in gitmo), considering he was a 15 year old citizen of Canada at the time.

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This person isn't a Canadian citizen, he's a permanent resident and a citizen of Iran. Makes a big difference.

by serge2k 10y ago

This person isn't a Canadian citizen, he's a permanent resident and a citizen of Iran. Makes a big difference.

zouhair 10y ago
No it doesn't if you are Brown they don't care much like for Mohamed Fahmy[0] or the most egregious one giving a _kid_ to the USA to jail and torture[1]. So, no, if you are not white Canada most likely won't care much unless some huge PR disaster. [0]: http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/canada-failing-mohamed-fahmy/ http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/canada-failing-mohamed... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr
- mthoms 10y ago
  According to Wikipedia Fahmy has been given a presidential pardon and released (he now lives in Vancouver). While I don't know the specifics of this case, presidential pardons in developing nations are usually the result of international pressure. Khadr's case is tragic, but it's a bit disingenuous to claim his treatment was entirely on account of him being "brown". I'm pretty sure the fact he was fighting for the Taliban against his own country was part of the reason he wasn't properly advocated for. There's also the case of two white men being beheaded by terrorists because the Canadian government refused to pay ransom. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/asia/philippines-canada-abu-sayyaf/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/asia/philippines-canada-abu-sa... Their race didn't seem to affect the position of the government, despite much publicity. Edit:Clarity
- serge2k 10y ago
  They didn't give a kid to the US, he got taken from Afghanistan by the US after his shitty parents sent him away from Canada. I do agree he was a victim of a horrible family and that Canada should have protected him from the worse things done by the US (torture, ridiculous trials, detainment in gitmo), considering he was a 15 year old citizen of Canada at the time.