Deserters face deportation from Canada

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Deserters face deportation from Canada
The Canadian Press via AP
Posted : Wednesday Dec 17, 2008 12:54:41 EST

TORONTO — The War Resisters Support Campaign says a former U.S. soldier living in Nanaimo, B.C., has been told he must leave Canada by Dec. 24 or face removal by force.

Cliff Cornell, originally from Arkansas, arrived in Canada in January 2005 after refusing to deploy to Iraq, and he now works as an assistant manager of a retail store.

Cornell’s deportation order follows similar orders for war resisters Corey Glass, Jeremy Hinzman and his family, Patrick Hart and his family, Matt Lowell and Dean Walcott.

Lee Zaslofsky, co-ordinator of the support group, is calling on Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to stop all deportations of war resisters.

The group wants the federal government to implement a motion adopted by Parliament in June recommending that “conscientious objectors” to wars not sanctioned by the United Nations be allowed to stay and apply for permanent resident status.


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