A British Columbia-based climate change activist was deported from Canada on Sunday, expressing his hope to reunite with his family and enjoy Pakistani cuisine. Despite attempts to halt his deportation, he remains optimistic about the future. He and his wife plan to apply for spousal sponsorship from Pakistan, acknowledging the lengthy process involved.
A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he's looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food back in his native Pakistan after being deported from Canada . The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Haq, who pleaded guilty to mischief charges in 2023 over his role in environmental protests that blocked Metro Vancouver roads, says his wife Sophia Papp is planning to travel to Pakistan in the near future to join him.
DEPORTATION CLIMATE ACTIVIST PAKISTAN CANADA IMMIGRATION
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Green Party leader asks federal ministers to delay climate activist’s looming deportationFederal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is making a public appeal to the federal government to further delay deportation of climate activist Zain Haq.
Read more »
Climate Activist Faces Deportation, Blames 'Bureaucratic Failings'British Columbia climate activist Zain Haq and his wife Sophia Papp are facing a potential deportation on Saturday. They blame Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for losing Haq's spousal application for permanent residency, leading to the reactivation of his removal order. Papp, a Canadian citizen, says the IRCC offered no valid explanation for the refusal and claims Haq could become the first non-violent climate activist deported from Canada. The couple, who have been married for two years, plan to move to Pakistan if Haq is deported.
Read more »
‘Not proper’: B.C. woman fighting to prevent climate activist husband’s deportationZain Haq and Sophia Papp to live in Pakistan if deportation proceeds
Read more »
Canadian Climate Activist Faces Deportation to Pakistan Despite Pleading Guilty to Mischief ChargesZain Haq, a climate activist and co-founder of Save Old Growth, faces deportation from Canada to Pakistan after a bureaucratic error derailed his spousal application for permanent residency. Despite pleading guilty to five charges of mischief related to environmental protests, Haq and his Canadian wife hope that Immigration Minister Marc Miller will intervene and prevent his removal from the country.
Read more »
B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from ministerVANCOUVER — A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is 'certain' without ministerial interve
Read more »
B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from ministerA climate activist in B.C. plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan
Read more »