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John Ivison: Ottawa might have been duped into rescuing ‘Canadians of convenience’ from Sudan

As many as half of the 175 Canadian citizens and permanent residents are refugees who were granted status in Canada, then returned to Sudan

OTTAWA — In 2006, the Harper government evacuated thousands of Canadians from the war in Lebanon who it turned out were citizens in name only, having acquired and maintained their citizenship as a form of insurance to be used only in case of emergency.

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