In 2013, the Canadian government ordered an Eritrean diplomat out of the country, after complaints from Eritrean Canadians that he was harassing and threatening Eritreans in Canada who didn't deliver a 2% income tax to authorities in Eritrea. Eritreans who refuse to pay have had property confiscated back home. The diplomats have long instilled fear in Eritrean communities across the western world, and thrive in a culture of silence and fear.