Dewar looks to legislate consulate aid

NDP MP proposes a law to force the government to assist citizens.

Published September 2, 2009

Opposition members of Parliament rattle off the list every chance they get: Brenda Martin; Mohamed Kohail; Huseyin Celil; Abousfian Abdelrazik; Bashir Makhtal; Suaad Hagi Mohamud. These are all Canadians who have been stranded abroad and left, to varying degrees, by the government to fend for themselves.

Now, NDP MP Paul Dewar is writing a private member's bill which will establish that the government...

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