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Syrian security situation used as guise for not having political will to repatriate detained Canadians, say experts

'I think [the Canadian government] needs to demonstrate a stronger case that there is a real security problem and it has never been able to do so,' says former diplomat Daniel Livermore.

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Syrian security situation used as guise for not having political will to repatriate detained Canadians, say experts

'I think [the Canadian government] needs to demonstrate a stronger case that there is a real security problem and it has never been able to do so,' says former diplomat Daniel Livermore.

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