August 14, 2018 – A Foreign Ministry tweet expressing concern over the arrest and detention of women's rights campaigners in Saudi Arabia, one with ties to Canada, has resulted in a full-blown diplomatic spat and the expulsion of Canada's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. It also led to the suspension of flights, and a directive for Saudi students in Canada to leave the country by August 31st.
Of particular concern are the more than 1000 Saudi medical graduates who work as doctor-in-training residents with Canadian teaching hospitals. The Saudi government pays us near $100,000 for each medical trainee. They provide patient care to an overworked medical system in Canada.
To suggest Saudi Arabian students, have good options to remain in Canada in the wake of the ongoing diplomatic standoff, is short-sighted and unrealistic.
It also ignores the reality that their families back home will face systematic harassment and persecution if students remain here against government policies demanding they leave.
More than 8,300 Saudis and their families are currently studying in Canada, the majority of them on a now-suspended scholarship program operated by their own government.
Very few now have a realistic option to stay here, by proving they can support themselves or finding employment.
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