Douglas Gary Freeman (the former Joseph Pannell), an African-American, is married to a Canadian, and they have four Canadian-born children. He has been a well-loved and respected member of the community since his arrival in Canada in 1974. The Canadian government is now trying to prevent Freeman, who has lived the majority of his life in Canada, from returning home.
The Canadian government has deemed Freeman "inadmissible" to Canada on "national security grounds" based on the false assertion that he was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP), which it further claims -- again with absolutely no historical foundation -- engaged in acts of terrorism.
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