A retired Canadian Armed Forces legal officer says he's appalled by Canada's "deplorable" failure to bring his former Afghan colleagues to safety — four years after they applied for consideration under a special immigration stream designed specifically for those who assisted the Canadian government.

This comes as a Federal Court judge's recent decision in a separate case calls out Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Global Affairs Canada for "failure" of duties and "gross governmental negligence" in implementing that very program.

That's why retired major Cory Moore is among Canadian lawyers calling on the government to turn back the clock and take another look at Afghans who were outright ignored.

"It's been nothing short of deplorable, and quite honestly shameful,"

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