Tag: beheading of a Canadian citizen in southern Philippines

Canada PM Trudeau says no to ransoms

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada will not pay ransoms for the release of its citizens held hostage overseas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday after the gruesome killing of a Canadian in the Philippines. “Canada does not and will not pay ransom to terrorists, directly or indirectly,” Trudeau said, vowing instead to hunt down and prosecute hostage-takers. His comments come after Trudeau delivered the grim news on Monday that Canadian John Ridsdel had been killed […]