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Senator Marilou McPhedran Appears Before Congressional Committee

OTTAWA –

A Manitoba senator who denies falsifying travel documents for Afghan refugees will be investigated by a panel of MPs into allegations her actions may have trapped refugees.

Senator Marilou McPhedran, a lawyer and human rights advocate, gave a tearful speech in the Senate on February 2, saying that she was given a sample letter by the chief of staff to facilitate apply for a visa for the then defense minister.

Immigration has directly issued a number of authentication letters to eligible Afghan nationals coming to Canada to help them pass through checkpoints in Afghanistan, but does not allow third parties to issue them on behalf of the government.

The situation has been referred to the RCMP, which has determined that it is unable to pursue a viable investigation.

The Globe and Mail reported that 150 Afghans who received such documents from McPhedran spent a year and a half trapped in a hotel room in Albania, unable to get to Canada because the government claimed their documents were fraudulent. dishonest.

McPhedran sits as a non-aligned senator after she leaves the largest block in the senate in 2021, as her other members of the Independent Senators Group call for a meeting to decide whether to expel her from their ranks.



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