In this dangerous world, it's good to know that Canadian immigration officials are going out of their way not to offend anyone. In a G&M story (Sept. 11 investigation alleges new Canadian connections) is this snip:
A report prepared for the U.S. commission probing the events of Sept. 11, 2001, said Mohamedou Ould Slahi persuaded four Arab militants in Germany to travel to al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan in 1999. Three of them later piloted hijacked airliners in the [9/11] attacks, which killed more than 3,000.Posted by Grayson at June 17, 2004 07:02 AMMr. Slahi later ended up in Montreal. He was accepted as a permanent Canadian resident despite security officials' concerns. [emphasis mine]