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Breaking News: Parliament Debates Motion to Allow Iraq War Resisters to Stay

On May 29th, following a motion put forward by NDP MP Olivia Chow, Parliament began debating a motion in support of Iraq war resisters.


The debate lasted for 3 hours with all three opposition parties speaking strongly in favour of the motion.


The Tories tried to derail the motion by procedural means but their attempt was defeated by a vote of 121-97.

WE STILL NEED YOU!!!


With the debate now completed, a vote on the motion will take place on Monday, June 2nd.


Call and email Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Diane Finley today!
phone 613.996.4974
fax 613.996.9749
email finley.d@parl.gc.ca and finled1@parl.gc.ca


Tell her you want her to
• rescind the deportation order against US war resister Corey Glass
• support US war resisters, not Bush's war in Iraq
• support the motion to allow Iraq war resisters to remain in Canada


Call and email Prime Minister Stephen Harper!
phone 613.992.4211
fax 613.941.6900
email pm@pm.gc.ca



Tell him you want the Government of Canada to
• rescind the deportation order against US war resister Corey Glass
• support US war resisters, not Bush's war in Iraq
• support the motion to allow Iraq war resisters to remain in Canada


Call Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion at 613.996.6740 or 613.996.5789


Tell him you want the Liberal Party...
• to support the Parliamentary motion to allow Iraq War resisters to remain in Canada,
• to oppose the deportation of people of conscience who have resisted an illegal war, and
• to support the will of the Canadian people, not Stephen Harper’s decision to deport war resisters, and not the U.S.’s war agenda.

Thank you!