Canada seizes a piece of Tunisia's pre-revolutionary pie

The federal government is set to cash-in on the spoils of Tunisia’s pre-revolutionary regime.

According to the CBC assets of members tied to Tunisia’s deposed dictator in Canada were seized.  This includes the Westmount home of former dictator Zine El Abedine Ben-Ali’s billionaire son-in-law who has since fled to Qatar.

A lawyer for Tunisia’s current government claims Canada plans to keep fifty per cent of the spoils.  This enraged local Tunisian community groups who want funds returned to a nation they believe was plundered.

An E-mail from the Department of Foreign Affairs to the CBC stated that funds could be kept for up to five years while an agreement is drawn up with the new Tunisian government.

Details about numbers were not revealed.