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Tahir Khan, a Pakistani taxi driver killed in an accident blamed on
drag-racing teenagers in Toronto, may yet achieve his twin dreams of
becoming a Canadian citizen and bringing his family to Canada.
The 46-year-old died when the taxi he was driving turned into the path of two vehicles that police say were going at speeds up to three times the posted 50kph limit.
Speaking at the funeral service at a Toronto mosque, Ontario Citizenship and Immigration Minister Mike Colle called on the new federal government to set aside red tape and allow Khan’s family to come to the country he had chosen to be their home.
“Tahir Khan was so close to realizing his dream, that the least we can do is to let his family apply to come to Canada on humanitarian grounds,” said Colle.
Outgoing Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe already has asked his department to see whether a posthumous citizenship and family sponsorship is possible.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper said the Conservatives will be in a better position to respond to the request once they take power on February 6.
University students Wang-Piao Dumani-Ross and Alexander Ryazanov, both 18, have been charged with criminal negligence causing death. They each face up to 10 years in prison.
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