Canada grants asylum to family who sheltered Edward Snowden https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/03/26/Canada-grants-asylum-to-family-who-sheltered-Edward-Snowden/3011553589167/ Canada grants asylum to family who sheltered Edward Snowden "Rodel and her daughter are not the only people seeking asylum in Canada after having sheltered Snowden following his escape from the states - there are five others who are looking to gain refugee status in Canada. A Sri Lankan couple with two children and a man, also from Sri Lanka, are waiting for Canada to make a decision on their applications. Lawyer Robert Tibbo, Snowden's lawyer in Canada, is urging the ruling Liberal government to accept the other asylum seekers. "They all helped out on something extraordinary in helping Mr. Snowden, making their decisions of conscience to provide him shelter, humanity and empathy," Tibbo said. The seven individuals had sheltered Snowden for two weeks in Hong Kong seven years ago after he leaked thousands of classified intelligence files and fled the United States. Tibbo, who was working as an immigration lawyer in Hong Kong then, introduced his clients to Snowden."