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On Second Thought, Just Keep Your Mouth Shut

[Canadian Press] A Muslim man of Arab descent has been awarded $11,000 by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal as a result of his co-workers’ paranoia that he helped organize the 9-11 attacks.

Ghassan Asad, who moved to Canada from Saudi Arabia, was questioned by RCMP after co-workers at a high-tech firm reported that he’d visited New York and Washington a few weeks before the terrorist attacks.

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[Canadian Foreign Affairs website] The public is encouraged to use this toll-free number to report any information regarding terrorism, criminal extremism or suspicious activities which could pose a threat to national safety and security. The number is…