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Oct 29, 2018 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
In 2016, Imran packed his bags at a Pakistani orphanage. At four years old, he thought he would finally have a family.
But it never happened. This is the story of how Canada barred adoptions from Muslim countries — and used Shariah law to do it. (1/11) cbc.ca/news/canada/ad…
I started reporting on this story in 2015 and joined forces with @cbcfifth to dig deeper this year. It all goes back to a 2013 Harper government decision to stop adoption from Pakistan.
Why? Hold onto your hats: Canada argued that Shariah law doesn’t allow for adoption (2/11)