“The weight of Canada on the international scene, really, it’s not much, but Trudeau could at least speak up. One of the coalition’s constituents, the National Liberation Front, has engaged in an armed struggle that has included violence against civilians, actions Rusesabagina has opposed. The Rwandan government made no attempt to legally seek Rusesabagina’s return to face charges, and how he ended up in Kigali remains a mystery. He caught a flight from Chicago to Dubai on Aug. 26, with a Sept. 2 return ticket. He had contacted his family two hours earlier to let them know he’d arrived safely in Dubai, and that was the last they heard from him.

Source: National Post September 16, 2020 18:09 UTC