Canadians arriving at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport in the early hours Sunday say they’re relieved to be out of Morocco, but are urging the government to help those still stranded.
Canadians arriving at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport in the early hours Sunday say they’re relieved to be out of Morocco, but are urging the government to help those still stranded.
Ouafae El Aidi said she was feeling “a little scared but good” now that she was back in Canada after spending months in Morocco as her father underwent medical procedures.
Her husband, Mohammed, was waiting with flowers when she arrived at the airport.
After Morocco cancelled all flights, they thought she may have to stay in the country for months. But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that a commercial flight was being arranged to get citizens and permanent residents home, they jumped at the opportunity.
Ouafae will now spend two weeks at home, and the two will try to keep their distance from each other — as hard as that may be after spending months apart.
“We must accept it. It’s for the good of everybody,” Mohammed said.
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