Mohamud was at fault
It isn't fun for a Canadian to be refused permission to return to Canada for 2 1/2 months, but it isn't that bad either. Mohamud was held in jail for a week in Kenya and then released on bail to continue her visit with her family. She is a very foolish woman. If she had any common sense she would have realized that the picture didn't look like her and changed it. She also would have considered that she was travelling to an unstable country. Taking no responsibility for her foolishness, she now wants to blame the whole sorry episode on Canada, including the respiratory disease that she picked up a somewhere along the way.
This isn't the first time a home-bound (the home not being Canada) Canadian has been caught outside the country, pleaded for Canada's help, and then sued Canada for its efforts. Canada is certainly responsible for its citizens when they are inside Canada, but is it responsible for new Canadians who are travelling recklessly to unstable countries? Is it then responsible for damages because it didn't act to the satisfaction of the traveller?
Canadian citizens who have terrorist contacts and/or who are travelling to unstable regions should be forewarned that they do so at their own risk. Neither I nor any other Canadian wants to pay indemnity for their lack of foresight and care. It is not Canada's responsibility to "save" or "reimburse" every Canadian who endangers themselves abroad.
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