A Federal Court judge has rejected a Quebec man’s attempt to overturn his deportation to Italy based on a 20-year-old conviction.
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Michele Torre is expected at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport Friday and will be returned to his homeland barring a ministerial reprieve.
Torre was convicted in 1996 in a cocaine importation conspiracy linked to the Mafia and served part of a nearly nine-year sentence.
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The married father of three has been a permanent resident since arriving in Canada in 1967.
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Torre, 64, only found out about an expulsion order when attempting to secure Canadian citizenship a few years ago.
His lawyer, Stephane Handfield, asked a Federal Court judge Friday for a stay, but says it was rejected.