A lawyer for two Canadian women who just returned from Syria says they were arrested by the RCMP and will face bail hearings in Brampton, Ont.
Kimberly Polman, a British Columbia woman repatriated to Canada from Syria last year, was granted bail pending a peace bond hearing.Greenspon reached an agreement with the federal government in January to repatriate six Canadian women and 13 children who had been part of a court action.
A Quebec mother and her six children, who also wanted to come to Canada, are not among the returnees either, Greenspon said.Article content In a statement Thursday, Global Affairs and Public Safety Canada said that amid reports of deteriorating conditions in the camps, “we have been particularly concerned about the health and well-being of Canadian children.”The departments thanked the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria for its co-operation and the United States for its assistance in the repatriation.
“Where there is sufficient evidence, law enforcement and public safety agencies will independently take the necessary steps to keep our communities safe,” the federal departments said Thursday.
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