Cold War Alive and Well in Canada

Shock and disbelief on the coverage of the Russian Spy case in Montreal. Paul William Hampel is being held in a secret location as he prepares for trial. At his first court appearance for his deportation, Federal Court Judge Pierre Blais told the court he was 'very surprised and angry' that his orders were not followed as Hampel was not given an outline of the case against him in time.
It should be a very simple outline:
- You stand before the judge
- The judge will ask of you are a spy
- You say yes or no
- if 'yes' you get deported
- if 'no' you go to trial and then deported
What is more unbelievable is that there were 10 uniformed immigration and border services agents in the courtroom wearing bullet proof vests. Maybe there was a tip that his countrymen would come and break him out before the taxpayers could pay for his cushy flight home. Hampel apparently smiled at reporters when the judge stated that the case will be postponed until Nov 28. Another six days from now to find a way to signal his comrades where his secret prison is located. A delayed trial is no big deal. What is most amazing to themadhatter is the final sentence of the uncredited report from www.canada.com story from the CanWest news service:
"Some reporters attending the hearing could be heard talking with what sounded like a slight Russian accent."
Coincidently there were French accents as well. Since that is one of the two official languages of Canada, yes we have two, there is no suspicion of French spies.
Man, is Canada paranoid.