 | Canada gives US deserter second chance More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080601YT Canada's federal court says that being ordered to violate Geneva Convention grounds for refugee status |
 | Canada reconsiders asylum for US war resister-2/2 Canadian Court Rules Immigration and Refugee Board Reconsider Asylum Claim for US War Resister In a victory for US war resisters, Canada's federal court ruled Friday that the Immigration and Refugee Board should reconsider the asylum claim of conscientious objector and Iraq war veteran Joshua Key. The court ruled that Key had been forced to systematically violate the Geneva Conventions as part of his military service in Iraq and that such misconduct amounts to a legitimate refugee claim. We speak with Key and his lawyer, Jeffry House. [includes rush transcript] |
 | FRIENDS OF THE EARTH VS. THE GOV'T OF CANADA - ecoSanity.org On Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, in downtown Toronto, Canada became the first country ever to be brought to federal court for failing to comply with its legal commitments to combat global warming. For further information please visit http://www.ecojustice.ca/ or http://www.foecanada.org/ For more about how to participate in future events and protests with http://ecoSanity.org, e-mail us at info@ecoSanity.org, http://ecoSanity.org/contact Get informed. Get inspired. Get involved! |
 | U.S. War Resisters in Canada request the support of Liberals U.S. War Resisters' message to Young Liberals and the Liberal Party of Canada: We need your support! War resisters need a provision from the government to stay in Canada. If all opposition parties unite to defend international law and peace, the war resisters will be able to stay. For more information: http://www.resisters.ca/ *** DECLARATION During the period of 1965-1973, more than 50,000 Americans made their way to Canada, refusing to participate in an immoral war. At the time, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said: "Those who make a conscientious judgment that they must not participate in this war... have my complete sympathy, and indeed our political approach has been to give them access to Canada. Canada should be a refuge from militarism." Thirty years later, Canada is faced with the same moral choice -- to give refuge to those who refuse to be complicit in the US-led war on Iraq, which many legal opinions have deemed illegal under international law. In January of 2004, Jeremy Hinzman, a soldier in 82nd Airborne Division, made his way to Canada seeking refugee status with his wife, Nga, and son, Liam. Brandon Hughey arrived in March 2004, and David Sanders surfaced in Toronto in May 2004. Since then, a growing number of American soldiers and their families have made the decision to seek sanctuary in Canada. In December 2004, the Canadian government intervened in Jeremy Hinzman's hearing before Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, asserting that the legality of the war had no relevance to his claim. The refugee hearing officer accepted the government's argument. This decision fails to acknowledge a critical moment in 20th Century world history. Following the Second World War, the Nuremberg Tribunal set out important principles of international law. Those principles established that soldiers have a moral duty, not a choice, to refuse to carry out illegal orders. Jeremy Hinzman is appealing the Refugee Board decision to a Federal Court, where he is hopeful that international law will be given a proper hearing. But regardless of the decision of the refugee board or the courts, Canada should not punish US war objectors for exercising their conscience and refusing to fight. If they are returned to the United States, they face court martial before a military tribunal and years in prison. Even the death penalty remains on the books in the U.S. as a possible punishment for desertion during wartime. Canada must not facilitate the persecution of American war objectors by returning them to the United States. The majority of Canadians did not support this war. The Canadian government did not support this war. We, the undersigned, call on the Canadian government to demonstrate its commitment to international law and the treaties to which it is a signatory, by making provision for US war objectors to have sanctuary in this country. See list of endorsers: http://www.resisters.ca/endorsers.html Join the campaign: http://www.resisters.ca/ |
 | Re: SECURITY AND PROSPERITY part 1 U.S. CANADA MEXICO ALLIANCE Destroying the unions started with Senior George Bush, who cuts deals with James Jr. Hoffa who has conspired to kill off the union, that is why the Teamsters for Democratic Union had to start up their own group. The Teamsters is a closed society who took everyone's union dues and then ran like cowards and never representative myself or the rank and file on Fraud charges in Federal court in Bankruptcy proceedings. Consolidated Freightways never even secure worker's compensation that and a lot of evidence could have stop them from collapsing the union, their all in cahoots! I tried to save it on my own and could only hold them off for five years, financially, I was exhausted. Had the judge in Riverside, Ca. contacted the Attorney General and informed him of the Fraud they would have all gone to jail like Enron CEO's. |
 | Canada reconsiders asylum for US war resister-1/2 Canadian Court Rules Immigration and Refugee Board Reconsider Asylum Claim for US War Resister In a victory for US war resisters, Canada's federal court ruled Friday that the Immigration and Refugee Board should reconsider the asylum claim of conscientious objector and Iraq war veteran Joshua Key. The court ruled that Key had been forced to systematically violate the Geneva Conventions as part of his military service in Iraq and that such misconduct amounts to a legitimate refugee claim. We speak with Key and his lawyer, Jeffry House. [includes rush transcript] |
 | Toronto rally to stop deportation of U.S. Iraq War Resisters Toronto rally to stop deportation of U.S. Iraq War Resisters National Day of Action for Iraq War Resisters STOP THE DEPORTATION OF U.S. IRAQ WAR RESISTER ROBIN LONG Human Chain stretching from the Federal Court to U.S. Consulate Thursday, July 10th 4:30 -- 6:00 p.m. Northwest corner of Queen Street West and University Avenue In spite of the legal victories won by the resisters in the last few days, with the Joshua Key court decision this past Friday July 4th and the Corey Glass decision just yesterday, U.S. Iraq war resister Robin Long is being held in a Nelson jail and faces deportation to the U.S. early next week. Robin's Canadian son Ocean is currently celebrating his second birthday. Robin will appear in court Monday to appeal his removal order. While Robin's lawyers are working to keep him in Canada, we need to ramp up pressure on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley to immediately stop the deportation of Robin and let all war resisters stay in Canada. The National Day of Action planned for today Thursday July 10th by the War Resisters Support Campaign is going ahead. The War Resisters Support Campaign is calling on all supporters to join U.S. Iraq War Resisters to create a human chain from the Federal Court building on Queen Street to the U.S. Consulate. Supporters are encouraged to bring placards, signs, organization banners, and their friends and family to show that the majority of Canadians want war resisters to stay. This is part of a coordinated series of demonstrations and actions all across the country today to demand the release of Robin Long. Call and e-mail Prime Minister Stephen Harper: 613.992.4211 pm@pm.gc.ca Call and e-mail Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Diane Finley: 613.996.4974 613.954.1064 (Ministry office) finley.d@parl.gc.ca finled1@parl.gc.ca Tell them: - Release Robin Long immediately and stop his deportation! - Respect the fact that nearly 2 out of 3 Canadians want resisters to stay, honour the Joshua Key decision in Federal Court, and implement the motion passed in Parliament on June 3rd that calls for a provision to allow U.S. Iraq war resisters to stay in Canada! For more information: http://www.resisters.ca/ 416 598 1222 Copyright © 2008 War Resisters Support Campaign Intrinsic Audiovisual Productions |
 | U.S. War Resisters in Canada need Liberal support for motion U.S. War Resisters' message to the Liberal Party of Canada: We need your support! War resisters need a provision from the government to stay in Canada. If all opposition parties unite to defend international law and peace, the war resisters will be able to stay. A motion that passed at the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in December 2007 is now coming before Parliament in spring, 2008. War resisters need the support of all Liberals to ensure it passes. For more information: http://www.resisters.ca/ *** DECLARATION During the period of 1965-1973, more than 50,000 Americans made their way to Canada, refusing to participate in an immoral war. At the time, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said: "Those who make a conscientious judgment that they must not participate in this war... have my complete sympathy, and indeed our political approach has been to give them access to Canada. Canada should be a refuge from militarism." Thirty years later, Canada is faced with the same moral choice -- to give refuge to those who refuse to be complicit in the US-led war on Iraq, which many legal opinions have deemed illegal under international law. In January of 2004, Jeremy Hinzman, a soldier in 82nd Airborne Division, made his way to Canada seeking refugee status with his wife, Nga, and son, Liam. Brandon Hughey arrived in March 2004, and David Sanders surfaced in Toronto in May 2004. Since then, a growing number of American soldiers and their families have made the decision to seek sanctuary in Canada. In December 2004, the Canadian government intervened in Jeremy Hinzman's hearing before Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, asserting that the legality of the war had no relevance to his claim. The refugee hearing officer accepted the government's argument. This decision fails to acknowledge a critical moment in 20th Century world history. Following the Second World War, the Nuremberg Tribunal set out important principles of international law. Those principles established that soldiers have a moral duty, not a choice, to refuse to carry out illegal orders. Jeremy Hinzman is appealing the Refugee Board decision to a Federal Court, where he is hopeful that international law will be given a proper hearing. But regardless of the decision of the refugee board or the courts, Canada should not punish US war objectors for exercising their conscience and refusing to fight. If they are returned to the United States, they face court martial before a military tribunal and years in prison. Even the death penalty remains on the books in the U.S. as a possible punishment for desertion during wartime. Canada must not facilitate the persecution of American war objectors by returning them to the United States. The majority of Canadians did not support this war. The Canadian government did not support this war. We, the undersigned, call on the Canadian government to demonstrate its commitment to international law and the treaties to which it is a signatory, by making provision for US war objectors to have sanctuary in this country. See list of endorsers: http://www.resisters.ca/endorsers.html Join the campaign: http://www.resisters.ca/ |
 | CIA Brainwashing Experiments - MKULTRA 2007/01/09, CBC, The Hour This story is hard to believe and really disturbing. It involves drugs, brainwashing, and the CIA. It's about a Montreal woman, named Janine Huard, her lawyers plan to go to federal court tomorrow, to try to get a class-action lawsuit approved. Huard says she was subjected to CIA brainwashing experiments more than 50 years ago. And she ended up completely broken. Now, she wants to be compensation. http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1280 . |
 | For Our People - SHOW 9: CHRC Abuse of Section 37 For Our People. A weekly show by famous Canadian Freedom Activist Paul Fromm. This weeks show is: CHRC Abuse of Section 37 The Canadian Human Rights Commission wholesale abuse of Section 37 of the Canadian Evidence Act to cover up their covert spying operation on Canadians. Canada has been turned into Cuba North -- the only difference is it is a bit colder here and our Prime Minister doesn't have a funny beard. Documents the false personas used by Richard "LUCY" Warman and Shane "RACHAEL" Ruttle Martinez on websites such as Stormfront.Org. Could this be a deeper Agent Provocateur Mission? The Canadian Human Rights Commission has forged an unholy alliance with the politicized Canadian Police Establishment. The CHRC wants access to CPIC and even municipal records -- like how much property taxes you have paid! The Federal Court appeal of Marc Lemire is historic and lead by courageous attorney Barbara Kulaszka, which will blow open the shady spying operations of the CHRC and Police. |
 | Parkdale community rally for Corey Glass and U.S. Iraq War Resisters Parkdale community rally for U.S. Iraq War Resisters July 3, 2008 The downtown community of Parkdale in Toronto, Canada organizes a large rally in support of Sgt. Corey Glass and U.S. Iraq War Resisters living in Canada. With only days before a planned deportation of Glass that is later postponed by Federal Court appeal, the community, politicians, and local organizations show that Parkdale wants to let war resisters stay. Copyright © 2008 War Resisters Support Campaign http://www.resisters.ca/ |
 | Controversial imam faces deportation A controversial Montreal-based imam faces deportation Monday after efforts to get the Federal Court to intervene and stop border officials from removing him from Canada failed. - A lawyer for Muslim cleric Said Jaziri - who fervently supports the creation of faith-based sharia law for Canadian Muslims and has publicly denounced homosexuality as a sin - said the court rejected his application to stay in the country following a teleconference late Sunday afternoon. |
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