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Tamils fear deportation from Canada back to Sri Lanka

Group claims those returned home from Canada will face an “aggressive” response from Sri Lanka’s authorities

by macleans.ca on Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:31am - 1 Comment

After the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, thousands of Tamils in Canada staged massive protests, claiming the Sri Lankan government was targeting civilians in their last push against the separatist, terrorist group. Now a group called the Tamil Action Committee is fighting Ottawa’s bid to deport an estimated 200 Tamils asking to be accepted as refugees in Canada. The group claims Tamils returned home from Canada will face an “aggressive” response from Sri Lanka’s authorities “because there were so many protests in Canada against the war on the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.”

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  • Rpodney Rooster

    Perhaps the Tamils should decide whether they wish to live in peace and embrace their 'new' country of Canada. If not then they should have returned home and fought alongside their true brothers. We should not have to fight their old homeland battle for them. Are they just 'convenience Canadians' in order to get away from fighting for their own country? Make up your minds – don't bring your battles here.

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