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From what I read, the Canadian consulate can't do anything for her.

They have her in their system, and she has no rights.



I read that she was scheduled to be released (sent back to Canada) today, but I can't find any more recent news either way.


In a way it's a story only notable because she's middle class and white. These kinds of things happened routinely to people with Arabic or "Muslim" names for a disturbing amount of time after 9/11. Maher Arar being the most famous case.


It is sad that this is now a priority for so many only now that it's affecting affluent white people.

They didn't care before, and they only care now for self-preservation.




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