From the BBC:
Snowden helper arrives in Canada after being granted asylum.
A woman who helped shelter Edward Snowden in Hong Kong has been granted asylum in Canada.
Vanessa Rodel and her seven-year-old daughter Keana arrived at Toronto Airport on Monday.
The 42-year-old says she is now "safe and free" and will settle in Montreal.
Ms Rodel was one of several refugees who gave ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden shelter while he was on the run for leaking details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance.
The Philippines national fled sexual violence in 2002 and sought asylum in Hong Kong. In 2013, while her asylum case was ongoing, she was asked by her lawyer to shelter Edward Snowden in her apartment.
Her case for refugee status in Hong Kong was eventually rejected in 2017.
Upon arrival in Toronto, Ms Rodel told the South China Morning Post: "When I heard 'Welcome to Canada,' it just put a big smile on my face.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47705770
Resident Trump gonna throw a fit when he hears about this on FOX "news" - or he could sign up at ChristianChat.
Snowden helper arrives in Canada after being granted asylum.
A woman who helped shelter Edward Snowden in Hong Kong has been granted asylum in Canada.
Vanessa Rodel and her seven-year-old daughter Keana arrived at Toronto Airport on Monday.
The 42-year-old says she is now "safe and free" and will settle in Montreal.
Ms Rodel was one of several refugees who gave ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden shelter while he was on the run for leaking details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance.
The Philippines national fled sexual violence in 2002 and sought asylum in Hong Kong. In 2013, while her asylum case was ongoing, she was asked by her lawyer to shelter Edward Snowden in her apartment.
Her case for refugee status in Hong Kong was eventually rejected in 2017.
Upon arrival in Toronto, Ms Rodel told the South China Morning Post: "When I heard 'Welcome to Canada,' it just put a big smile on my face.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47705770
Resident Trump gonna throw a fit when he hears about this on FOX "news" - or he could sign up at ChristianChat.
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