The Trudeau authorities is predicted to introduce laws Thursday to change terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code which have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan.
A parliamentary doc suggests Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will desk a invoice amending the Criminal Code and he’ll maintain a news convention on the Ottawa headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross.
The modification includes terrorism provisions that at present use a broad definition of what counts as supporting a terrorist group.
Humanitarian teams say Global Affairs Canada has advised them that buying items or hiring locals in Afghanistan would contain paying taxes to the Taliban, which might quantity to contributing to a terror group.
The Liberals are greater than a yr behind allies who moved swiftly to change nationwide legal guidelines and situation exemptions after the August 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul to make sure help employees might hold working in Afghanistan.
Groups reminiscent of World Vision Canada say they’ve held again on launching donation appeals due to the foundations, regardless of Afghanistan being one of many nations for which Canadians are more than likely to pledge cash.
