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Originally posted by phigamucsb
I would have to disagree with you on your statement involving the American deserters. These deserters are much different than the American men who fled Canada to dodge the draft (draft dodgers were civilians). Pacifists, the two men in question joined the Army voluntarily, they were not drafted. I don't know about you, but in America joining the military means that there is a possibility that you will see some type of action.
Right now the Canadian govt. is slapping American's in the face, and if the deserters aren't returned Canada is going to have many upset Americans (e.g. The French have lost millions and millions of dollars for their undermining statements and policies. Right now the French are dealing with a large recession). I have no problem with dissent concerning the war, but your government has no right to offer these SOLDIERS assylum.
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One there are well over two dozen "deserters" sheltered in Canada currently.. some refused to fight because they are Muslim and found the attitudes of the Amercian pulbic and military towards Mulsims in the Middle East and Iraq in paticular disturbing to say the least. Others "deserted" because they were conciencus objectors to the War with Iraq (a position that this country still supports) and as such recieved assylum because they would have been forced to violate thier beliefs if they remained in the US. I have talked to a few that have been to UofT and I can't say I agree with their reasons, but I can say I agree with the decision of the government to provide them with assylum... whether that assylum will be permenant or not is a matter for the courts....
As for slapping the American government's face... so what, the Canadian government and legal system has been treated in the same manner by the American government too... Canada doesn't support the death-penalty (along with most of the "free-world") and is legal bound not to deport anyone who will face the death-penalty.. so if we deport someone to the US who faces the death-penalty, Canada requires legal assurances that the person in question will not be executed or threated with execution... but as it stands the US is still the largest violator of this provison.
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Regarding your statements about immigration you are incorrect. Currently upon arrival to Canada, immigrants are provided with money, health care, and are not even screened for up until six months. That's right the government doesn't screen the immigrants until they have a chance to. I'm not saying that America does a good job with immigration, but your government actually has these people right in front of the them asking for financial assistance.
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Guess what all people recieve health care in Canada, even the tourists.. so why shouldn't immigrants or refugees. Now as for the sreening process there are two distinct catagories of people seeking to settle in Canada: Immigrants and Refugees. Immigrantion is a process handled before the actual arrival of the immigrant.. ie. initial security checks and such are done prior to arrival, based on the information provided. Post-arrival secondary checks are performed six-months later on some of the immigrants "flagged" by security, intelligence, or criminal investigation units. Refugees on the other hand give no prior warning to their arrival, so the security and background checks are handled differently. Current policy is to provide comfort and care to all refugee claimants with security checks being performed while they are in Canada... sometimes these checks turn-up the fact that they entered Canada under false pretenses and they are deported... while the system isn't perfect (nothing every is) it is in keeping with the international obligations and traditions of Canada.... once again please visit the site and follow links in order to be provided with more detailed and official documentation.