An Iranian refugee who spent four years detained by the Australian government on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, has begun a new life after being offered a home in Canada.Amir Taghinia was 20 when he first arrived in the Australian-run offshore detention centre on Manus Island and was one of the first to be placed under indefinite detention under the government’s plan to deter “illegal maritime arrivals”. In an interview with CBC, Taghinia, now 24, said he was taken in by Linda and Wayne Taylor, who live in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He first connected with them through their daughter Chelsea, whom he met when she was administering immunisations to detainees in 2015.In the four years the Iranian spent in Papua New Guinea, he became an unofficial spokesperson for the refugees and asylum seekers in the centre. As well as helping to organise communication channels to the outside world, he regularly gave updates and interviews to media publishers, including Storyful. Taghinia told the 7.30 report that he still keeps in contact with the men on the island, as they refuse to leave the centre in spite of its official closure. He has spoken harshly about the conditions of the camp and the Australian government’s handling of refugees.The PNG Supreme Court will rule on Tuesday as to whether authorities must restore electricity, food, water, medical care and other services to the now abandoned Manus Island Regional Processing Centre. Credit: Facebook/Wayne Taylor via Storyful