212:"As country we accept people from all over the world who want to come to Canada and we expect that when they come here they are law-abiding citizens who play by the rules. We can't and we shouldn't tolerate it when people misrepresent themselves in order to get into Canada...What do we say to the thousands of others who are law-abiding citizens who are honest about their background and who want to come to Canada. To do otherwise, to allow someone like him to stay, we'd be legitimizing misrepresenting yourself to get into Canada and saying that well, if you do that, and stay here long enough, we'll forget about it."
224:(CIJA), stated: "It really was a thorn in our side, much like some of the known Nazi war criminals who were able to dodge the system. There was just something glaringly unjust about his ability to take advantage of everything that Canada had to offer even though he had blood on his hands." Fogel further stated that "Although long delayed, justice was ultimately not denied in this case. Just as it is critical that we provide swift and compassionate support to legitimate refugees, it is likewise essential that we prevent Canada from being used as a safe haven for terrorists."
193:"After a 26-year stay in Canada, we finally succeeded in deporting this convicted terrorist killer. Mr. Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad represents just how broken Canada's immigration and refugee determination systems had become under previous governments... lied about his identity a criminal past, he lied about not having ties to terrorist organizations...Mr. Mohammad flagrantly violated Canada's fair immigration laws and this country's generosity. He made a mockery of our legal system."
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Mohammad denied he was a terrorist, stating in 1988 that: "I was a freedom fighter – not a terrorist. I was fighting Israel, the enemy of (his people)... My record in Canada is clean, clear and good." He also stated, regarding efforts to deport him that "I'll fight to the last moment. I am not going
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to give up." When asked by a FOX News reporter about whether he regretted his crime, he responded: " not your business. not your business... This is not your business."
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