OTTAWA - The new administration in Washington is refusing to reverse that country's ban on Maher Arar.
The Syrian-Canadian computer engineer remains on a U.S. terrorism watchlist, despite having been exonerated and winning a multimillion-dollar settlement from the Canadian government.
American officials indicated their policy on Arar won't change with the arrival of the new Obama administration.
A senior diplomat at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa told Canadian reporters that Arar is not welcome in the country.
The diplomat, Terry Breese, also says the American government will not release any evidence it has against Arar because much of the information is classified.
The Canadian government has repeatedly asked for Arar's name to be cleared.
