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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2016-09-28, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, September 28, 2016 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com ikon Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK 1 WO phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor E POSTMEDIA r+ NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca SHAUN GREGORY Multimedia Journalist shaun.gregory@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca NANCY DEGANS Media Sales Consultant ndegans@postmedia.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2 YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GS1) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada It's about vetting, not just Monsef The story ofrefugee- turned-cabinet-mem- ber Maryam Monsef is compelling. This week it also turned confusing -- and potentially damaging to the Liberal government. Yet the questions raised by a Globe and Mail report on her birthplace must be addressed. They include: Why didn't full details of Monsef's background come to light earlier? Why didn't officials who vet cabinet can- didates uncover the details? And, if they weren't up to the task, who else's background check might contain inaccu- rate information, with more serious repercussions? Peterborough MP Monsef, 31, joined Justin Trudeau's cabinet last year as minister of democratic institutions. She has spoken often of her background as an Afghan - born refugee whose family fled to Iran. Her father died as a result of the area's vio- lence; her mother eventually got the rest of the family to Canada, where their narra- tive became one of hard work and success. The newspaper, however, discovered that Monsef had actually been born in Iran, and on Thursday she released a detailed state- ment in which she said her mother had only recently confirmed this. Monsef's parents, both Afghan, had fled from vio- lence -racked Herat to Mashad, Iran, before her birth. "My sisters and I asked letters to the editor Seaforth Fall Parade amazing as usual Dear Editor, This past Saturday, Seaforth held its Fall Fair Parade. I would like to offer a big thank you to the Parade Committee, Joan Whyte, Bill Kerslake and Bob Fisher for all the time, effort and hard work they put into this event to make it so successful. Kudos to anyone that helped them, such as Lynda Vincent, and the fellows at the intersections directing traffic. The turnout was great I thought, with all the bands, all the tractors, cars, horses, floats and fire trucks. Please keep up the good work. Another thank you to the bystanders that took the time out of their day, a rainy day at that, to watch all along the parade route. It was a lot of fun in spite of the weather. A real community effort. A big thanks to the community Dear Editor, From the money donated at our BBQ, we hope this can help other families. This amount was made possible because the -Jack Wallace caring and generous donations of our family, friends and com- munity, we as a family thank you. - Bonnie Beuerman my mother why she never told us we were born in Iran. She told us she did not think it mattered," said Monsef. "We were Afghan citizens, as we were born to Afghan par- ents, and under Iranian law, we would not be considered Iranian citizens despite being born in that country." Many refugee families have similarly tangled background stories. But tough questions loom about the vetting process for cabinet candidates. If a news- paper could discover Mon- sef's real birthplace, govern- ment professionals who do such work routinely should have been able to. Cabinet ministers learn sensitive details about the country's security; background checks must be thorough. The affair may be benign but it is a political distraction. A former Tory MP for Peter- borough has tweeted about Monsef's "lies" and a current Tory MP asks on social media whether information was correct on her refugee appli- cation, suggesting "serious consequences if not:' Cabinet ministers are retreating behind vague statements such as "I'm very proud of my colleague." The matter is deeply per- sonal for Monsef, and her family must work through the confusion. The Liberal government, however, needs to focus on the larger issue: rigorously examining and improving its vetting process. 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