Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government are set to deport five U.S. Iraq War resisters and their families by January 30. If forcibly returned to the U.S., the resisters will face court-martial, incarceration, separation from their young families, and criminal convictions.
Canada’s Conservative-led government is set to deport the resisters despite the motion passed in June 2008 by the House of Commons, which called for the government to stop deportation proceedings against war resisters and their families and to allow war resisters to apply for permanent resident status in Canada.
We must take action now to prevent their forcible removal back to the U.S. Call or email Prime Minister Stephen Harper or Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Jason Kenney and tell them to:
- Stop deportation proceedings against U.S. Iraq War resisters
- Implement the motion adopted by Canada’s Parliament to allow U.S. Iraq War resisters to apply for permanent resident status.
Contact Information:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
613.992.4211 / 403.253.7990
harper.s@parl.gc.ca
Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Jason Kenney
613.954.1064 / 613.992.2235
minister@cic.gc.ca
Kenney.j@parl.gc.ca
Plus, it is important to reach out to critics of the Conservative-led government’s moves on this issue, in hopes that they will continue to speak out against deportation proceedings. Below is contact information for a few of the major critics of the government’s present actions.
Contact Information:
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff
Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca
NDP Leader Jack Layton
Layton.J@parl.gc.ca
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe
Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca
Click here to visit the War Resisters Support Campaign website.
It takes courage to say you will not fight – especially if you are a soldier. Large numbers are now refusing to serve: the GI Rights Hotline (877-447-4487) is currently receiving about 3,000 calls a month. As more members of the U.S. military step forward for peace, the peace movement must step forward for them. Click here to visit the Courage to Resist page.
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