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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Canada doesn't really play into any of these discussions except as a future source of oil.
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Over 40,000 Canadian citizens live in Lebanon. Over 25,000 have registered with the embassy to be evacuated. So far only approx 1400 have managed to get out (100 of whom hitched a ride on the Prime Minister's flight which diverted from Paris to snag a few refugees).
This is a huge logistical nightmare. Not to mention a tragic one. 8 members of the same Montreal family were killed by an Isreali bombing raid. They were visiting relatives for summer vacation.
We have a lot of emotional stake in this situation.