OTTAWA — Relatives of a Canadian man slain by militants in the Philippines say they agree with Canada’s policy of not paying ransom for hostages. Trudeau has steadfastly refused to entertain the thought of paying ransom to hostage takers. Robert Hall had been held hostage by Abu Sayyaf since September 2015 and was killed earlier this week after a deadline for a ransom payment passed. “Our family, even in our darkest hour, agrees wholeheartedly with Canada’s policy of not paying ransom to those who would seek to undermine the fundamental values with which my father lived his life,” the statement reads. The family says he discovered the Philippines on one of his many trips abroad and called it his paradise on Earth.

Source: National Post June 15, 2016 00:22 UTC