Canada to deport Montreal man facing death sentence in Egypt

Dr. Ezzat Gouda recalls his wife's disbelief when he told her his refugee claim in Canada had been denied, and he would be sent back to his home country — where he faces a death sentence. "She said, 'How is this possible, in a country like Canada?'" he said in Arabic through an interpreter on Monday. Gouda was speaking two days before he is scheduled to fly home to Egypt, where the legal system has sentenced him to capital punishment. The couple, who have had to live apart since 2014, always dreamt that one day she could join him in Canada, he said. Now they fear they will have to endure terror together in Egypt. Gouda, a retired obstetrician, has been ordered to return to Egypt by Nov. 1, despite claims that he will be persecuted and killed in that country because of his political affiliations in the aftermath of the Arab Spring revolution. "I was shocked because I had submitted official documents, authentic documents of my life sentence and my death sentence," he said. He was found