This is all starting to seem so damned familiar, somehow:
NDP MP Bill Siksay is lending his support to a campaign aimed at allowing a growing number of American military deserters to find refuge in Canada.
According to the British Columbia MP, the issue resonates with a lot of Canadians. For example, Siksay told CTV’s Canada AM early Wednesday, Canadians are widely opposed to the prison abuse reported at the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons.
“They’re (also) outraged at the failure to produce any weapons of mass destruction, since that was one of the main reasons for going into this war,” he added.
Oh, Canada! It does sound a bit like the old Viet Nam days when so many of our young men went to Canada to avoid the draft. A majority of Canada does speak English, and the people are very nice. However, there is a part in the Patriot Act which says that Canada cannot be used for refuge. I think if people want to go to Canada, they should be allowed to go.
Marie, how does the USA get to tell Canada who it can and cannot offer refuge to?