{"id":5416,"date":"2016-03-11T11:11:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2019-12-23T13:13:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T18:13:54","slug":"canada-its-time-to-let-iraq-war-resisters-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=5416","title":{"rendered":"Canada: It\u2019s time to let Iraq War Resisters stay!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .<\/p>\n

An article from the War Resisters Support Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the federal election, there is hope that there can finally be a positive and speedy resolution to the cases of U.S. Iraq War resisters. Your help is needed to make sure they are allowed to stay in Canada. Watch our new video below and then take a moment to write a letter to your MP in support of war resisters. For more information, see our backgrounder on the situation of U.S. Iraq War Resisters in Canada.<\/p>\n

\"resisters\"<\/p>\n

Video for campaign<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Canadians voted for change and expect the new government to do the right thing and let the war resisters stay. It was the strong response of Canadians that has kept most U.S. war resisters in Canada \u2013 and out of U.S. military prison \u2013 for the past ten years.<\/p>\n

U.S. Iraq War resisters have lived through a decade of unfair political interference in their cases by the previous Conservative government. Some were deported by the Harper government, and received harsh jail sentences in the U.S. for opposing the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq.<\/p>\n

The new government should immediately heed the will of the majority of Canadians and stop any and all actions against U.S. war resisters, including halting the litigation against U.S. war resisters, as this litigation defends policies and decisions made by the previous Conservative government.<\/p>\n

How you can help<\/p>\n

1) Write a Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:<\/p>\n

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau
\nPrime Minister of Canada
\nOffice of the Prime Minister
\nLangevin Block
\n80 Wellington Street
\nOttawa, Ontario
\nK1A 0A2<\/p>\n

2) Call, e-mail and write to your Member of Parliament:
\nTo send a letter: address it to your MP, and send to House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6<\/p>\n

To find out your MP\u2019s email and phone number, you can email info@parl.gc.ca
\nor call toll-free (Canada): 1 (866) 599-4999.<\/p>\n

MP contact details will be up shortly at www.parl.gc.ca, under \u2018Members of Parliament\u2019.<\/p>\n

Key points to mention:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resolve this issue swiftly as part of the change promised by the new government<\/p>\n

\u2022 It is time to fix this issue \u2013 end over 10 years of unfair and unjust legal and political actions by the Harper government<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stop the deportations<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stop pursuing war resister cases in court, as doing so defends decisions and policies made by the former Conservative government<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rescind Operational Bulletin 202<\/p>\n

\u2022 Implement a new Operational Bulletin that restores fairness for all war resister cases and reverses the harm done<\/p>\n

3) Donate to the War Resisters Support Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

4) Please join and follow us \u2013 and share us on Social Media:
\nFacebook<\/a>
\nTwitter<\/a>
\nYouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Question for this article:<\/div>\n
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Put down the gun and take up the pen”, What are some other examples?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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