we deported the US war resister in July, first time that’s happened in Canada
during the war in VietNam we allowed nearly 30,000 US draft dodgers into Canada and about half of them stayed, even after Jimmy Carter gave them amnesty in 1977 and welcomed them home
Alternet.org says there are an estimated 200 US soldiers in Canada today, and 64% of us would give them permanent residence, according to a June 27 Angus Reid poll; Parliament passed a resolution June 3 to stop deporting GIs and let them apply for permanent residency; the Harper administration has so far ignored the resolution
Robin was charged in Colorado Springs with desertion; he was sentenced Aug 25 to 15 months in a US jail
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Vietnam War Resisters in Canada
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