In 1969, he immigrated to Canada to study mechanical engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, completing his master's degree in 1971.
While Suthanthiran has proposed several plans for revitalizing the town, including an artists' and scientists' retreat, a Liquefied natural gas terminal,[5] a movie studio and a resort,[3] Kitsault remains as it was when it was first abandoned.
[9][3] Suthanthiran has argued that his firms' competitors in Belgium have motivated the seizure, conspiring with Belgian authorities to steal trade secrets.
Ontario judges were unconvinced by this argument and initial motions to prevent the seized documents from being transferred to Belgium were denied.
However, the Supreme Court of British Columbia found there was some evidence suggesting the transactions from Best Medical Belgium to firms owned by Suthanthiran in Canada were legitimate, which could challenge the validity of the search warrant issued for the offices of Best Theratronics.