-- OTTAWA -- Canadians convicted of crimes abroad have been told they must now undergo security checks by Canada's spy agency before they can be transferred to a prison in this country.Unfortunately... "suggesting something"... doesn't make it true.
Critics suggest the policy was introduced at the request of Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, who does not approve of returning drug dealers to Canada to serve their time.
"The International Transfer of Offenders Act [introduced under the Liberals in 2004] is clear, and there is a requirement for the Minister to consider several factors prior to consenting to a transfer," Ms. Leclerc wrote in an e-mail, "one of which is if the offender will, after the transfer, commit a terrorism offence or criminal organization offence.""Soldiers in our streets... with guns... I'm not kidding."
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