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Originally Posted by mykalberta

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/...vacuation.html

I must say, that $2066 per person is quite frugal given situation and seasonal timing.

I expected this to be near the 50-65 mark - I wonder if this includes the support cost(s) etc.

The article says they think the total cost could top $100 million.

Now the question for precedence will be, will a bill be sent out and if so for how much.

I doubt it - it's not the "Canadian Way"

This sets a dangerous precedence for future conflicts, Africa civil war etc.

I think they should be forced to cough up at least half the bill considering it saved them the purchase of the trip back.MYK

I do not think that the precedence issue is one of cost - To use tax dollars to get Canadians out of harms way is ok by me.

The question becomes who are we paying to bring to Canada. The side issue at the time was that a large number of these evacuees had been living and working in Lebanon for 10+ years. They had duel citizenship - they fled the Lebanese civil war, came to Canada, were solid citizens, then when the dust settled, moved back to Lebanon. A significant portion of evacuees were not in Lebanon on vacation visiting family, they were living and working there for years.

Is citizenship something you have for life regardless of where you live and work, or should you be required to spend a significant amount of time (1 year out of every 3) or money (file taxes with CRA every other year) to keep it?