“Deny Entry to Mr. Cheney,” Says NDP Immigration Critic
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Don
Davies Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway and NDP Immigration
and Citizenship critic has made a written request that Minister Jason
Kenney,
“…deny
entry to Mr. Cheney on grounds of inadmissibility under IRPA
[Immigration and Refugee Protection Act] for having engaged in acts of
torture. In the event that you do not do so, I would respectfully
request that a report be prepared setting out the relevant facts, and
that you refer same to the Immigration Division for an admissibility
hearing with a view to issuing a removal order against Mr. Cheney, all
pursuant to section 44 of the IRPA.”
MP
Don Davies released copies of this September 23, 2011 letter at a press
conference today in Vancouver BC at the W2 Media Centre.
Read MP Don Davies’ letter to Minister Jason Kenney and watch the video
A
copy of Don Davies letter to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney is
attached. A video of the Press Conference is available at the link below
and includes the presentations of:
Don
Davies MP; Derrick O’Keefe of StopWar.ca and the Canadian Peace
Alliance; Blake MacLeod of the World Federalist Movement of Canada and
Gail Davidson of Lawyers against the War.
Watch and listen to the presentations at:
http://www.livestream.com/w2media/video?clipId=pla_416d2049-7174-4e4b-8825-8295152ffe13
Ellen Woodsworth COPE member of Vancouver city council provided the following statement.
"The
City of Vancouver is made up of people who want peace and have been
part of the largest peace marches in Canada's history. Vancouver is a
member of Mayors for Peace and the International Peace Messenger Cities.
So frankly, I am appalled that the Vancouver Club would host a know war
monger. Vancouver citizens have fled wars all over the world. So why
would the West Vancouver Conservative Party bring a someone like him to
Vancouver? It's unconscionable."
Don Davies (dondavies.ndp.ca/) and Ellen Woodsworth (clrwoodsworth@vancouver.ca)
Contacts: Gail Davidson
