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2009 - Private
Member's Bill to be introduced in support of U.S. Iraq War resisters (September
17, 2009)
- Iraq
War Resister Kimberly Rivera wins in Federal Court (August 12, 2009)
- Federal
Court grants Kimberly Rivera a judicial review (April 21, 2009)
- Opposition
MPs unite to support U.S. Iraq War resisters Kimberly Rivera (March 24, 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
2006
2005
2004 IN
THE NEWS
- Federal
Court asked to rule on Kenney's refugee claims
(Embassy Magazine •
March 3, 2010)
- Robin
Long, War Resister or Deserter?
(Boise Weekly •
August 12, 2009)
- Government
website changes undermine war resisters: critics
(CP/ctv.ca •
July 4, 2009)
- Iraq's
forgotten deserters
(Newsweek •
June 6, 2009)
- US
war resister allowed to stay in Canada
(City TV •
March 25, 2009)
- Female
war resister gets 11th-hour stay from deportation to U.S.
(Canadian Press •
March 25, 2009)
- U.S.
war deserter granted temporary stay
(Windsor Star •
March 26, 2009)
- MPs
press for government to stop deportation of U.S. soldiers
(Inside Toronto •
March 17, 2009)
- Canadian
officials visit US war deserter
(San Francisco Examiner •
March 15, 2009)
- MPs
visit deserter in U.S. prison, urge Ottawa to allow resisters refuge
in Canada
(Winnipeg Free Press •
March 15, 2009)
- Canadian
supporters of U.S. Iraq war resisters rally in Barrie outside Minister
Kenney event
(A Channel News •
March 1, 2009)
- Protesters
confront minister about war resisters
(The Mississauga News •
February 27, 2009)
- U.S.
war dodger appeals deporation from T.O.
(CTV.ca •
February 10, 2009)
- Soldier
who fled to Canada to avoid Iraq war surrenders to U.S. military police
(Associated
Press •
February 10, 2009)
- Deportation
stays OK'd for U.S. army deserters
(The Province •
January 28, 2009)
- Resisters
of a 'dumb' war
(Toronto
Star •
January 25, 2009)
- 'LET
THEM STAY'
(Truro Daily News •
January 23, 2009)
- Let
deserters stay, activists urge
(The Province •
January 23, 2009)
- Resister
to be deported
(Nelson Star •
January 21, 2009)
- Liberal-NDP
Coalition would protect war resisters from deportation: MPs
(CBC •
January 21, 2009)
- War
resisters fight to stay
(Eye Weekly •
January 21, 2009)
- U.S.
Iraq War Resister faces jail
(Toronto Sun •
January 20, 2009)
- U.S.
army deserter will be deported
(Simcoe Reformer •
September 22, 2008)
- Why
Canada should give sanctuary to U.S. war resisters
(Winnipeg Free Press •
September 21, 2008)
- War
resister expects to be deported this week
(The Montreal Gazette •
September 21, 2008)
- Le
déserteur
(Le Soleil •
September 19, 2008)
- Un
ex-militaire américain bientôt déporté
(24 heures Quebec•
September 19, 2008)
- Liberals
back U.S. war resister's bid to stay in Canada
(CBC •
September 18, 2008)
- Rae
reaffirms Liberal commitment to keeping American war resisters in Canada
(canoe.ca •
September 18, 2008)
- Deserter
gets a little help from Rae
& responses
from readers (Toronto Star •
September 19, 2008)
- Protestors
urge Canada to let U.S. war deserters stay
(McGill Daily •
September 18, 2008)
- War
resisters demonstrate in St. John’s
(The Muse •
September 17, 2008)
- U.S.
war resisters have more than verbal support in Oakville
(Oakville Beaver •
September 17, 2008)
- War
resister support grows
(Inside Toronto •
September 16, 2008)
- Des
déserteurs du Vietnam montent au front
(Radio Canada •
August 21, 2008)
- Canadian
Court rules Immigration & Refugee Board reconsider asylum claim
for US war resister
(Democracy Now •
July 7, 2008)
- Court's
ruling may give Iraq war resisters 2nd chance
(Toronto Sun •
July 5, 2008)
- War
resisters plight draws sympathy
(Montreal Gazette •
June 30, 2008)
- On
borrowed time: U.S. war resisters hopes to stay in area
(Barrie
Examiner •
June 27, 2008)
- Canada
is wrong not to give asylum to U.S. war resisters
(Montreal Gazette •
June 21, 2008)
- Gorilla
Radio with Chris Cook, Chris Hedges, Lee Zaslofsky
(atlanticfreepress.com•
June 16, 2008)
- Deserters
seek right to remain in Canada
(Times Colonist •
June 15, 2008)
- War
deserter vows never to return stateside
(insidetoronto.ca •
June 10, 2008)
- Canada
should allow war resisters
(Calgary Herald •
June 9, 2008)
- NUPGE
urges Harper to let Iraq war resisters stay in Canada
(nupge.ca •
June 9, 2008)
- Canada
lawmakers ask Harper to let war resisters stay
(Bloomberg.com •
June 3, 2008)
- Canada's
House backs war resisters
(Los Angeles Times •
June 4, 2008)
- MPs
vote to give asylum to U.S. military deserters
(The Toronto Star •
June 4, 2008)
- Déserteurs
américains: l'opposition cherche à forcer la main du gouvernement
(La Presse •
June 4, 2008)
- Motion
backs haven for US resisters
(The Boston Globe •
June 4, 2008)
- Déserteurs
américains, cas de conscience canadien
(Le Devoir •
June 4, 2008)
- Commons
votes to give asylum to U.S. deserters
(The Chronicle Herald •
June 4, 2008)
- Historic
vote in parliament for war resisters
(rabble.ca •
June 4, 2008)
- The
Commons: a remarkable, if insignificant, vote
(Macleans.ca •
June 4, 2008)
- Commons
to vote on motion to offer haven to American military deserters
(Canadian Press •
June 2, 2008)
- In
30 days Canada deports its first U.S. deserter -- or returns to its
roots as a welcoming sanctuary
(The Toronto Sun •
June 2, 2008)
- Voice
of dissent: former Colonel who resigned over Iraq speaks before vote
(Vancouver Metro News •
June 2, 2008)
- Lets
provide a safe haven for those who chose not to fight in Iraq
(Globe and Mail •
May 30, 2008)
- Liberals
call on government to show compassion for War Resisters
(Press Release, Liberal Party of Canada •
May 29, 2008)
- Canada
refuses to allow US war resister to stay
(The Real News •
May 27, 2008)
- Soldiers
say they fled on principle; American servicemen want to come to Canada
rather than fight a war in which they don't believe
(The Sun Times •
May 26, 2008)
- U.S.
deserter loses bid to stay
(The Toronto Star •
May 22, 2008)
- American
war dodger pleads with Ottawa to rescind deportation order
(Canadian Press •
May 21, 2008)
- U.S.
soldiers seeking refugee status in Canada
(CTV.ca •
March 25, 2008)
- War
Dodgers
(The New York Times Magazine •
March
23, 2008)
- Anti-war
activists to demonstrate in Sudbury on Saturday
(The Sudbury Star •
January
25, 2008)
- U.S.
protestors demand Canadian protection for war deserters
(cbc.ca •
January
25, 2008)
- From
the U.S. Army to Canada: a resister's journey
(rabble.ca •
January
24, 2008)
- Queer
war resister leaves US army over homophobia
(Capital Xtra •
October
16, 2007)
- U.S.
army deserter freed on bond
(Globe and Mail •
October
4, 2007)
- U.S.
army deserter released from immigration detention with conditions
(Prince George Citizen •
October
3 , 2007)
- U.S.
soldier flees to London with his family
(London Free Press •
September
28, 2007)
- Canada:
War resisters campaign needs help
(politicalaffairs.net •
September
6 , 2007)
- Another
war reopens trail to Canada
(Sidney Morning Herald •
July
21 , 2007)
- A
soldier's fight against an unjust war
(Green Left Weekly •
July
20, 2007)
- LISTEN:
James Burmeister on Ottawa Morning
(CBC Radio Ottawa •
June
29, 2007)
- U.S.
military deserter seeks refuge in Ottawa
(CBC Ottawa •
June
29, 2007)
- 'Underground
railroad' for Iraq war resisters has Wakefield junction (PDF version)
(The Low Down to Hull and Back News •
June
27, 2007)
- L'Adieu
aux armes
(Elle •
France)
-
A.W.O.L.
(rabble.ca •
May, 2007)
- Northern
Exposure
(Salon.com •
May 3, 2007)
- Former
U.S. soldier speaks on war resistance
(East York Riverdale Mirror •
March 1, 2007)
- Why
a good ol' boy turned tale (Review of The Deserter's Tale)
(Toronto Star •
February 11, 2007)
- Poor
white trash to Great White North (Review of The Deserter's Tale)
(Globe & Mail •
February 10, 2007)
- Resisting
the War, Moving to Canada
(PodCast with WRSC Coordinator Lee Zaslofsky •
January 10, 2007)
- Antiwar
Vietnam vets mentor next generation of resisters
(AlterNet •
December 7, 2006)
- When
War is Not an Option
(The United Church Observer •
November 2006)
- Sheehan
supports U.S. deserters in Canada
(Washington Post •
June 17, 2006)
- Sheehan
supports war deserters in Canada
(WGRZ TV, Buffalo •
June 17, 2006)
- Resisting
the War in Iraq
(Pulse Niagara •
June 15, 2006)
- Peace
Has no Borders
(ArtVoice •
June 15, 2006)
-
US anti-war movement supports resisters (rabble.ca
•
May 31, 2006)
- FCA
to rule whether U.S. deserters are refugees
(The Lawyers Weekly
• May 19, 2006)
- Why
I ran
(Boise Weekly
• May 10, 2006)
- Opposition
MPs have power to override Harper - Layton could press case for deserters
(The Toronto Star
• May 6, 2006)
- Canada
should welcome U.S. deserters, Layton says
(The Toronto Star
• May 5, 2006)
- American
antiwar mom urges Canada to provide haven for deserters
(Canada.com •
May 4, 2006)
- AWOL
Marine with Maui ties flees to Canada
(The Maui News
• May 1, 2006)
- 'Peace
Mom' urges support
(The Toronto Star •
April 28, 2006)
- U.S.
deserter seeks asylum in Canada
(Globe and Mail
• March 31,
2006)
- Man
who deserted in 1968 is arrested (Los
Angeles Times
• March 13,
2006)
- Brave
Hart (ArtVoice
• March 9, 2006)
-
Two U.S. soldiers bring their case to Concordia
(Montreal
Gazetter
• January 17,
2006)
- Activists
march for war resisters (Ottawa
Sun
• January 15,
2006)
- Solidarity
with the soldiers...who lay down their arms (Briarpatch
• November,
2005)
- SPEAKERS
ON CAMPUS: US Army deserter lets loose on Iraq
- Registration required
(McGill
Tribune
• October 31,
2005)
- Judge
to review case of war dodger
- (CBC
• November 11,
2005)
- Kentuckians
join anti-war protest in nation's capitol
(WKYT 27, Lexington Kentucky
• September
25 , 2005)
- CONSCIENTIOUS
OBJECTORS: U.S. War Resisters in Canada (Z
Magazine
• July/August,
2005)
- Interview
with Joshua Key (Elephant
Talk CHLY 101.7 Nanaimo
• August 6,
2005)
-
US veteran seeks refugee status, leaves army after
Iraq war duty (CBC Unlocked
• September
19, 2005)
- Deserter
Seeks Refuge (Winnipeg
Sun •
July 16, 2005)
- Iraq
War Deserters Speak Out from Canada
(Pacific News Service
• July 5, 2005)
- Vietnam
War Resisters in Canada Open Arms to U.S. Military Deserters
(Pacific News Service • June
28, 2005)
- Campaign
to give army deserters refuge persists
(Canada AM • June 22, 2005)
- Another
U.S. War Resister Flees to Canada To Avoid Fighting in Iraq Via The
New 'Underground Railroad'
(Democracy Now! • June 7, 2005)
- Deserter's
bid for asylum
(Toronto Sun •
June 3, 2005)
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