The Canadian Press: Ottawa has argued that it has no legal duty to remove Canadians from crisis zones. Instead, it’s a service Canada offers — one that Canadian politicians often feature prominently in their social media posts.
Global Affairs Canada runs an emergency response centre to help Canadians coping with everything from lost passports to imprisonment abroad. That centre gets a staffing boost at times of crisis to help embassies co-ordinate information on commercial flights. The federal government sometimes charters planes or tasks the military with helping citizens evacuate…