BBC NEWS | Americas | Canadians to deport 'Russian spy'

BBC NEWS | Americas | Canadians to deport 'Russian spy': "Canada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.

The man, who used the false name Paul William Hampel, was held at Montreal airport last month with a fake birth certificate, court documents said.

A federal court found the security certificate used to arrest him was 'reasonable' and ordered his removal.

The man, whose real identity was not revealed, did not testify in court and did not admit to being a spy.

'My client admits that he is not Paul William Hampel, that he is a Russian citizen, born on October 21, 1961, and that he has no legal status in Canada,' Stephane Handfield said.

'He is ready to leave Canada, but he does not admit being a spy,' he added." Read complete post here.