Canadians renew call for Harper and Kenney to let Iraq War resisters stay By War Resisters Support Campaign, Oct. 23, 2010 TORONTO, Oct. 23 /CNW/ – Newly released US Military documents from Wikileaks, detailing widespread civilians deaths in Iraq, provide…
Category: Canadian News
Why Canada lost its bid for a Security Council seat
by Yves Engler In a stunning international rebuke Stephen Harper’s government lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat last week. The vote in New York was the world’s response to a Canadian foreign policy designed to please the…
Afghan activist calls for end to NATO ‘occupation’ of her country
Malalai Joya, an outspoken critic of the war in Afghanistan and the youngest woman elected to that country’s parliament speaks at the University of Calgary on Sunday October 10, 2010. Photograph by: Gavin Young, Calgary Herald By Lea Storry, Postmedia…
Malalai Joya pans Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan
Afghan women’s rights leader says Obama no better than Bush By The Canadian Press, Oct. 6, 2010 OTTAWA – Malalai Joya, a rights activist and former Afghan MP, says U.S. President Barack Obama’s policies in Afghanistan are as bad as…
George Galloway in Toronto
Former British MP George Galloway says he’ll sue Kenney, Canadian government By Mary Gazze, The Canadian Press, Oct. 3, 2010 TORONTO – British firebrand politician George Galloway donned a pair of red mittens and clenched his fists Sunday, challenging Canada’s…
C-440: War Resisters versus War Criminals
By Paul S. Graham, Oct. 2, 2010 Michael Ignatieff and Co. can’t get enough criticism for their desertion of Bill C-440 to suit me. But let’s not deny the Tories their fair share of the shame. Against the will of…
Most Canadians say “bring the troops home”
Most Canadians agree it’s time to leave Afghanistan: Global poll By Shirlee Engel, Global News September 29, 2010 OTTAWA — Most Canadians support Ottawa’s plan to pull out of Afghanistan next year, according to an exclusive poll for Global News.…
A setback for war resisters
Bill C-440 voted down by slim majority By Paul S. Graham, Sept. 29, 2010 Bill C-440, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (war resisters) failed to make it through second reading Wednesday evening by a vote…
Eyes on Sudan Conference Report available
The June 19, 2010 Eyes on Sudan Conference: Working for Peace was an initiative of the Sudanese-Canadian students, community members and academics at the University of Winnipeg. Many participants in the annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace attended this informative conference. …
A victory for war resisters
War resister wins another shot at permanent residence: Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of Jeremy Hinzman By Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star, July 6, 2010 The first U.S. Iraq war resister to seek refuge in Canada has won another…