US War Resisters Don’t Get Their Day In Court
Posted by Tyler Kinch on November 15th, 2007
OTTAWA — Canada’s top court will not hear the case of two Americans who sought refugee status here after deserting the U.S. army in 2004 to avoid being deployed to Iraq.
In a decision released Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected a bid by Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey to stay in Canada as refugees.
It is now time for leadership to be shown from the Harper Government. Canada agreed not to participate in this illegal war.
Deporting war resisters who oppose the illegal invasion of Iraq is giving a signal to American lawmakers that we actually support the invasion, which most Canadians don’t. We must say NO to this illegal invasion, and protect those who are seeking peace.
November 16th, 2007 at 10:18 am
One of the things I have always valued about Canadian society is that we understand and respected the concept of ‘conscientious objection’ to things such as war - military service and violence.
During the Vietnam war (an earlier war of American imperial aggression) Americans who refused to travel abroad and kill were able to state their case in Canada.
At least that is how Canada ‘was’ … after the Supreme Court decision we appear to be a nation that has NO room nor tolerance for conscientious objection.
This is all part of the creeping Right wing agenda that is perverting our great nation!