Politico: The Grassy Knoll

U.S. army deserter granted stay of deportation in Canada

Posted from 911blogger.com blogs 67 days ago

LIBERAL CANDIDATE: Bob Rae speaks out against deportation of Jeremy Hinzman and U.S. Iraq War Resisters TORONTO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Canadian opposition Liberal Party is calling for a halt to next week's deportation of a U.S. Army deserter and his family. At a Toronto news conference Thursday, Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae was flanked by Jeremy Hinzman, who, along with his wife and two children were ordered deported in August. Rae appealed to the Conservative government to stop the order, which has a Tuesday deadline. "Canada accepted over 50,000 people during the Vietnam War an... (original story)