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An Egyptian man is suing the federal government for $34 million for supposedly violating his rights, plus an additional $3.4 million in punitive damages, according to a report in the National Post.

For 17 years, the feds have been trying to deport the man, named Mahmoud Jaballah, over his alleged terror ties.

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Despite the best efforts of our security and intelligence community, our leftist courts repeatedly dismissed evidence tying Jaballah to various terrorists and terror attacks on the basis of how the information was collected.

In Canada, it always seems like the rights and freedoms of terrorists comes first.

The lawsuit and the failed court cases are just the tip of the iceberg, however, when it comes to the absurdity of this case.

Back in 1996, Jaballah and his family used fake passports from Saudi Arabia to come to Canada. They lied and took advantage of our generosity.

When the family arrived, they admitted that they were Egyptian asylum seekers and filed for refugee status. Their claim was based on the fact that they said they would be persecuted by the Egyptian government if they were to be deported.