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Letters reveal public safety minister's support of suspected terror group ‘member'

Letters reveal public safety minister's support of suspected terror group ‘member'

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Court documents reveal Canadian Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree wrote letters in support of an immigration application by a man who officials had already determined was a member of a terrorist organization. Jeff Semple has the latest.
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