URGENT ACTION!
by War Resisters in Canada
 Today, Thursday November 15, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the appeal by US war resisters:
JOIN THE PROTESTS DEMANDING THAT
the Canadian Government enact a
provision giving refuge to US War Resisters
TORONTO:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
Federal Court Building
330 University Avenue (just north of Queen St. W., Osgoode subway)
OTTAWA:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Human Rights Monument
(corner of Elgin and Lisgar streets, just South of Laurier St).
SUDBURY:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
In front of Federal Building
Lisgar Street
VANCOUVER:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Canada Immigration Offices
300 West Georgia St.
(W. Georgia & Hamilton, Northeast corner of Library Square)
VICTORIA:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
Immigration Offices
800 block of Government Street (Government & Courtney)
NELSON:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
White Building (City Hall)
310 Ward Street
PETERBOROUGH:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Confederation Park
LONDON:
Thursday, November 15
5:00 P.M.
Federal Building
451 Talbot Street (south of Queens)
CHECK BACK later for other locations...
CALL YOUR MP!
Now that two opposition parties - the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois - support a provision for asylum for U.S. war resisters, it’s time to put pressure on the opposition Liberals and the minority government of Stephen Harper to “Let them stay!â€
[Canada's third shoe dropped this week - the first two thundering wake-up calls to Canadians still imagining their nation a force for good: revelations of Canadian complicity, at the highest levels, in the on-going chamber of horrors masquerading as "correctional" centres in Afghanistan; and, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police graphically getting their man, a confused immigrant in this case, and tasering him to death before a shocked Vancouver airport audience. One of the witnesses filmed the entire incident, (if you haven't seen the state of Canadian justice, check out Youtube, where it's the most watched video in the world tonight.); now, the Supreme Court has turned away conscientious objector, Jeremy Hinzman, opening the way for his extradition to America to face desertion charges.
The growing war resister campaign plans to mount protests across the country to elicit public support.
Jeremy Hinzman was a U.S. soldier in the elite infantry division, the
82nd Airborne. He served in Afghanistan in a non-combat position after
having applied for conscientious objector status. After being refused
CO status and returning to America, he learned that they would be
deployed to Iraq.
 Hinzman did not believe the stated reasons for the Iraq war. In
January 2004 he drove to Canada to seek asylum. He is currently living
in Toronto with his wife Nga Nguyen and son Liam. His refugee claim was
turned down in March 2005 by the Immigration and Refugee Board. This
decision was upheld by the Federal Court and the Federal Court of
Appeal. Jeremy is now seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of
Canada.
IN THE NEWS
- 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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