Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil and Ensaf Haidar

provincial political parties: She was joined by members of other provincial political parties in was she called a united demonstration of support for Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia, according to CTV. The blogger wife, Ensaf Haidar, accepted the certificate on his behalf and thanked the Quebec government for its support. Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil made the announcement on Thursday. She also urged Quebecers to continue to be vocal about the issue. While the certificate is a symbolic gesture that will help speed up Badawi immigration to Canada, it can’t get him out of jail. Haidar and the couple three children fled from Saudi Arabia in 2012 and now live in Sherbrooke, Que. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.