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PRESS RELEASES

2009 

• House Immigration Committee Votes Again in Favour of Letting U.S. Iraq War Resisters Stay. (February 12, 2009)
• Harper Government Sends Another War Resister to Jail in U.S. (February 5, 2009)
• Moms and Kids Urge Harper, Kenney "Let Them Stay" on Iraq War Resisters (January 21, 2009)
• 'Let Them Stay Week' in Support of War Resisters Begins Today (January 19, 2009)
• Amnesty International, Canadian Council for Refugees and MPs Call on Harper Government to Let War Resisters Stay in Canada (January 9, 2009)
• Harper Government Orders Deportation of First Female U.S. Iraq War Resister (January 7, 2009)

2008

• War Resisters Ask to Meet with Immigration Minister
  (December 19, 2008)
• War Resister Cliff Cornell Told to Leave Canada by Christmas Eve
  (December 17, 2008)
• Federal Court Grants Stay of Deportation for U.S. War Resister Matt Lowell
  (October 27, 2008)
• Court Martial of U.S. War Resister confirms that speaking out against Iraq war
  brings harsher punishment (July 16, 2008)
• Canadian government’s single-minded determination to deny legitimacy of conscientious objection denounced: Robin Long must leave Canada (July 14, 2008)
• Celebrations and calls for federal government to implement the will of Parliament (July 9, 2008)
• "Thank You Canada" from U.S. Veterans for Peace (July 8, 2008)
• Canada’s faith communities urge Government of Canada to stop deportation
  actions against U.S. Iraq War resister Corey Glass and others (July 7, 2008)
  See also full letter from faith community
  
• Federal Court rules that Immigration & Refugee Board must rehear case of war resister Joshua Key (July 4, 2008)
• Efforts intensifying across Canada to call for halt to deportation orders against Iraq War Resisters (July 4, 2008)
• Parkdale community to rally in support of Iraq War resister Corey Glass (July 2, 2008)
• New Angus Reid poll results reconfirm strong Canadian support for U.S.
  Iraq War conscientious objectors in Canada (July 1, 2008)
• Parliamentary parties, Amnesty International call on Prime Minister to stop July 10 deportation proceedings against U.S. Iraq War resister (June 23, 2008)
• House of Commons votes to let U.S. War Resisters stay in Canada (June 3, 2008)
• Iraq war resister faces deportation from Canada (May 21, 2008)

 2007

• Poll shows 64.6% of Ontarians say let U.S. war resisters stay in Canada
  (August 16, 2007)

 2006

• Canadians, Americans to Meet at Peace Bridge to Support U.S. War Resisters (June 7, 2006)
• Hinzman, Hughey to Appeal Court Decision (April 1, 2006)
• Arrest Highlights Urgency of Canadian Sanctuary for US War Resisters (March 10, 2006)
• Federal Court to Hear Joint Hinzman, Hughey Appeal (February 6, 2006)

   2005

• Vietnam War Resisters to March in Support of Iraq War Resisters (September 21, 2005)
• Prominent Canadians Urge Paul Martin to let U.S. War Resisters Stay in Canada (June 21, 2005)
• Hinzman to Appeal Refugee Board Decision (March 24, 2005)

  2004

• Prominent Canadians Support Refuge for US War Resisters (May 27, 2004)