Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthusiasm for trying to secure the release of the overseas prisoner dubbed "Jihadi Jack" by the British media.
Questions once again have emerged about the fate of Jack Letts, who has Canadian citizenship, but has never lived in the country. Letts' father, John, said the Kurds expressed willingness last year to hand his son over to Canadian authorities. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Letts should remain locked up.
"A Conservative government under my leadership will not lift a finger to bring him back to Canada," Scheer said Monday in a statement.
Asked if he would welcome Letts to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would only say it is a crime to travel internationally with the aim of supporting terrorism.