Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Toronto Star

Sharifi Dept: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says former Afghan interpreter Sayed Shah Sharifi, who was praised for his bravery on the battlefield by Canadian troops he worked alongside, doesn t deserve a visa to escape Taliban revenge, according to The Star. By Sunday evening, more than 2,141 people had signed at least two online petitions, building on growing pressure from Toronto Star readers writing letters demanding Harper and Kenney help Sharifi and mOSCOW From Africa, through Europe to Mexico, the U.S. and across Canada, thousands of people are joining the outcry against the Canadian government s refusal to give an Afghan war hero safe refuge. If Prime Minister Stephen Harper needed any proof that his immigration minister s harsh stand is embarrassing Canada in front of the world, here it is. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.