>>I was surprized to hear that Canada has the largest number of citizens in Lebanon. 55,000.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict#Foreign_nationals>>
>>It is going to be expensive and time consuming to get people out through Cyprus. I think that the govt will be able to only make a small dent before the Israelis stop the bombing.
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>>Interestingly, Australia has asked Canada for help evacuating their citizens.
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>A lot of them are only Canadian Citizens of convenience. They applied for citizenship to make life a little easier traveling and working overseas. I think if you looked at the work and tax history of many of those 'citizens', you'd be amazed at how little this country figures in those records.
They're definietely Lebanese Canadians, vs non Lebanese that have gone there to work.