As Zain Haq’s removal date nears, he is fighting to stay in Canada. Experts and climate activists consider how the case might impact the global climate movement, as repression of activism rises.
The lawyer for a Vancouver-based climate activist declared retroactively inadmissible to Canada for failing to make enough progress as a student while attending Simon Fraser University has filed a stay of removal in Federal Court.
If approved, the application to the Federal Court would allow Save Old Growth co-founder Zain Haq to stay in Canada as a permanent resident, says his lawyer
Over the last year, 10 Pakistan International Airlines crew have not returned on flights from Toronto to Pakistan, said airline spokesperson Abdullah Khan.
Multiple flight attendants from Pakistan International Airlines have abandoned their jobs and are believed to have sought asylum in Canada in the past year and a half, a spokesperson for the government-owned airline says.