I hope that Zain can find a way to return to Canada. We need people like him with the courage to stand up against environmental injustice: No reprieve for deported Vancouver climate activist Zain Haq: 'I accept my fate' #ZainHaq #Canada
https://vancouversun.com/news/no-reprieve-deported-vancouver-climate-activist-zain-haq
'I accept my fate': No reprieve for deported Vancouver climate activist Zain Haq

Haq said he is disappointed, but accepted the decision, and said if there were any irregularities in the process, he holds no ill will

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International students come to Canada from all over and find the freedom here to raise their voices for causes that are bigger than themselves. Causes, like #climateChange for which they might have no voice at all in their home countries.

But I guess Canada isn't about that anymore. If you're a trouble maker... even if it's Good Trouble, you're out.

This is not the Canada I grew up in.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/zain-haq-deported-save-old-growth-1.7441765

#Canada #Immigration #ClimateActivism #zainhaq #BCPoli

B.C. climate activist Zain Haq to be deported with no reprieve in sight

A Pakistani-born B.C. climate activist is preparing to leave his adopted home after an unsuccessful attempt to stop a deportation order, with his lawyer saying the move is harsh and unjustified.

CBC
#EmergencyRally today in #Montreal at 5pm outside Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, 3175 Rue Saint-Jacques, in support of #ZainHaq, set to be deported tonight to Pakistan for peaceful #ClimateActivism—a first in North America. Zain is married to Sophia, a Canadian citizen. Last April, Zain was granted a temporary residency permit while spousal sponsorship was reviewed. This week it was denied without explanation. With growing repression of protests, we must stand up to this injustice.
If activist Zain Haq is deported to Pakistan on Saturday, Canada would become the first country in the world to deport a non-violent climate protester, says federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May #ClimateActivism #Canada #InternationalJustice #ZainHaq https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/20/news/green-party-leader-federal-ministers-delay-climate-activist-deportation-Zain-Haq
Green Party Leader asks federal ministers to delay climate activist's looming deportation

If activist Zain Haq is deported to Pakistan on Saturday, Canada would become the first country in the world to deport a non-violent climate protester, says federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

Canada's National Observer
Deportation of B.C. climate activist cancelled after outpouring of support | CBC News

Canadian immigration officials have halted the deportation of B.C. climate justice activist Zain Haq, two days before he was to be sent back to Pakistan over issues with his study permit.

CBC