By Cheryl-Anne Carr, Keep Resisters in Canada Campaign I am writing to ask for a one-time contribution for the urgent medical needs of Joshua Key, a veteran of the Iraq war seeking refugee status in Canada. He lives in Saskatchewan…
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War resister supporters picket Vic Toews’ office
Supporters of the struggle of American war resisters in Canada picketed the Steinbach office of Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews yesterday and delivered a letter requesting an emergency meeting with Toews and other Conservative Members of Parliament.The contingent consisted…
Petition: Stop secret trials in Canada
Statement Against Security Certificates We, the undersigned, have grave concerns regarding the continued use of sections 9, 76-87 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which allow for the imprisonment in Canada of refugees and permanent residents under the authority…
Canadian Boat to Gaza campaign is legal, ethical, and necessary
By David Heap and Derrick O’Keefe, Straight.com, Dec. 31, 2010 The Canadian Boat to Gaza initiative continues to be a target for a smear campaign that has little regard for law or facts. Rather incredibly, the executive of the University…
What George Galloway’s successful tour of Canada proved
By James Clarke, rabble.ca, Dec. 20, 2010 It lasted over 18 months, but Jason Kenney’s attempt to ban George Galloway ended in complete and utter failure. On November 27, the former British MP, who was declared inadmissible to Canada in…
Global Day of Listening to Afghans
Inspired by the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers and Afghans For Peace this GLOBAL DAY of LISTENING will allow everyone to listen to the stories told by the Afghan People of what it is like to live now in Afghanistan. Anyone…
The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning’s detention
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, Dec. 15, 2010 Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. Despite that, he has been detained at…
Why is Canadian media not reporting Holbrooke’s dying words?
By the Canadian Peace Alliance Richard Holbrooke, the top U.S. Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died after emergency heart surgery at the age of 69. His last words, reported by family members and his surgeon before he underwent surgery were:…
Protests planned to denounce Harkat decision
By The People’s Commission Network, Dec. 9, 2010 Federal Court Judge Simon Noel today ruled to uphold the security certificate against Mohamed Harkat as “reasonable”. December 10th is International Human Rights Day and the 8th anniversary of Mohamed’s arrest under…
War resisters prepare new national campaign
By The War Resisters Support Campaign Over the past few weeks, since the narrow defeat of Bill C-440, the War Resisters Support Campaign has been discussing strategy going forward. The main thing that every supporter needs to know is that…