First, Canada must speak out loud and clear in support of the Hirak movement in Algeria. Algerians have been bravely fighting for democracy for three years. There have been a lot of imprisonments and long, unjustified sentences. That should be a concern to us, first as a diplomatic issue.
Second, Lazhar Zouaïmia is Canadian and Canada must deal with him as it would with any other Canadian. It must do everything possible to get him out of that situation.