Peter Downard: Toronto Lawyer

Cynthia Vanier Dept: Cynthia Vanier was freed from prison Friday morning, said her Toronto lawyer, Peter Downard, who could not give the reasons for her release. Canada Department of Foreign Affairs did not respond to questions, citing the Privacy Act, according to Vancouver Sun. We ve been waiting for 18 months for it, he said. I can safely say we ve got our fingers crossed we ll see her in the next two days and OTTAWA After 18 months behind bars in Mexico, a Canadian woman accused of trying to help the son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been released, and her parents hope to be reunited with their daughter in the next two days. Reached in Brampton, Ont., Vanier father, John Macdonald, called it a big day for us. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.