Canada looking to secure release of 19 women, children held in Syria: document
The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeasternThe move comes just before supporters of the six women and 13 children get set to argue in Federal Court that the Liberal government’s long-standing refusal to repatriate them _ as well as several Canadian men _ amounts to a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In a newly filed document in the court case, the government says Global Affairs Canada has determined that all 19 Canadians have met a threshold under its policy framework for providing extraordinary assistance.
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