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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Terry Glavin

Thank you for taking on the stories that we would rather forget.

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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Terry Glavin

As usual, you provide actual facts and experience to back up your points. Seems to be a dying trend. Thanks again for your excellent journalism Terry.

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I can't even begin to unpack everything roiling around in my mind about this issue.

I'm no lawyer, but aren't our laws pertaining to leaving the country for the purpose of becoming part of a terrorist group or organization, and/or harbouring such a person, pretty clear? Sure, bring them home, and send the men and women both straight into custody to await trial. Deny them bail as security and/or flight risks.

What to do with the children... I certainly don't know. All I do know is that the cost of sending these people to trial and caring for any children shouldn't even factor into it.

I'm still struggling with it. The part of me that responded here wants to throw them all in jail and then throw away the key. The other more compassionate and empathetic part of me wants to say I really want them to be given an opportunity to rebuild their lives. Then the first part sniggers and says, "You'll never be able to trust them." I'll have to resolve this duality within before too much longer before it drives me batty!

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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Terry Glavin

That was some sensational journalism that you were doing back in those days. Riveting stuff. Repatriating terrorists should probably also be accompanied by a serious criminal investigation (think of the expense $$$$$). Has there been any investigation into the backgrounds of the hundred odd Canadians that took up Jihad so they could set people on fire, drown them in cages or rape and murder little girls? Might be a useful screening tool. Or not.

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Judge Brown should be reminded that "a proof is a proof is a proof".

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UK offloaded Letts on Canada despite him having lived all his life in Uk, never in Canada

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Terry, one of the most important things I see in these comments is the word complex.

This IS a complex problem and there is NO simple solution. Nevertheless .... foolish fellow that I am, I will make some broad statements and someone will, I am certain, correct me.

I saw this column yesterday and read it and wanted to wait in commenting because I had to get a few of my many thoughts together and semi-coherent.

So, first off, when JT said, "A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian" I was apoplectic at his facile commentary with no explanation or consideration of complexity. He at that point completely lived down to my belief in his superficiality. Again, this is an incredibly complex issue.

I agree that when Canada "generates" one of these "guys" [please forgive the masculine descriptive but I have to have some mode of reference] they are and must be our problem. Therefore, when we have a Canadian citizen who has done this "stuff" we have to stand up and take responsibility, repatriate them and deal with them. How we deal with them is part of the complexity and I cannot begin to really enumerate the problems or the (few but existing) potential solutions to those problems - subject to.....

So, that is my first statement of my position. Now, as to my "subject to's." They are not too broad and, I think, reasonably understood even if not everyone would agree.

There have been some people who lied when they entered Canada about their background and were not, therefore, eligible to become citizens. The classic example is that of a Nazi concentration camp guard who denied being such and therefore was admitted to Canada. A more modern example could be that Iranian government thug that you so evocatively described last year. Those folks are not deserving of Canada's good graces and should be deported to just about anywhere, including where their life may be in danger.

Next group that I would deny consideration would be those folks who came here as children and grew up here and became baaaad people here but never became citizens. Deport them. Using a technicality? Yup. So sue me. They didn't have the intelligence to try to become citizens so tough, deport them. By contrast, if the did become citizens, without lying, etc., etc. then they are our problem. That is my Solomonic way of dealing with the alleged unfairness.

Those are the only quibbles that I have to make with JT's statement. Important quibbles, but quibbles nonetheless.

As always, Sir, thank you for your hard work and for pulling us up short when we need it.

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But that is one of the issues regarding citizenship revocation, offloading of one country's responsibility to another. Beggar thy neighbour approach

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