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Stephen Harper and Yemen

Yemen: This is awful, said Al-Masani, who came to Toronto from Yemen more than 10 years ago. If I can t go to Mukalla, I say bravo. That where the bad guys are and nobody should go there, according to Metro News. It is already a crime for Canadians to travel with the aim of participating in terror-related activities. A re-elected Conservative government would take things further, passing legislation to prevent travel to regions controlled by terror groups, Stephen Harper said over the weekend and Too few details about the Conservative Party promise to ban travel to terrorism hotbeds has people like Maria Al-Masani worried she may never see some family members again. But if I can t go to the whole of Yemen to see and help my family, I think that really racist, added Al-Masani, who runs Yemen Rights Monitor, a blog that reports human rights violations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.