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Galloway: ‘This idiotic ban shames Canada’

WORLDPRESSNETWORK - 20 March 2009

Respect MP George Galloway today vowed to use “all means at my disposal” to challenge the decision by Canada’s pro-war, conservative immigration minister, Jason Kenny, to refuse him entry to the country to give a series of speeches.

Galloway is this afternoon exploring with organisers of his speaking tour and with legal advisors avenues to challenge the decision, which he brands “irrational, inexplicable and an affront to Canada’s good name”.

Galloway was not informed of the decision until after it had been given to journalists. The grounds provided by a spokesperson for Mr Kenny for the ban are that Galloway’s opposition to the deployment of Nato troops in Afghanistan make him “inadmissible” to Canada. Galloway says:

“This decision, gazetted in Rupert Murdoch’s Sun, is a very sad day for the Canada we have known and loved – a bastion of the freedoms that supporters of the occupation of Afghanistan claim to be defending.

“This has further vindicated the anti-war movement’s contention that unjust wars abroad will end up consuming the very liberties that make us who we are.

“This may be a rather desperate election ploy by a conservative government reaching the end of line, or by a minister who has not cottoned on to the fact that the George Bush era is over.

“All right thinking Canadians, whether they agree with me over the wisdom of sending troops to Afghanistan or not, will oppose this outrageous decision.

“On a personal note – for a Scotsman to be barred from Canada is like being told to stay away from the family home.

“This is not something I’m prepared to accept.”

For further information contact Kevin Ovenden: 020 7219 2874 or 07983 360 874

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Notes:
1) Galloway’s most recent comment on Afghanistan was to the Grimsby and Scunthorpe media group and was, “More British soldiers have now died in Afghanistan than in the whole of the disastrous war in and occupation of Iraq. And yet the Taliban are growing in strength and instability is spreading across the border into Pakistan. My heart goes out to the families of all the loved ones who have lost their lives and in particular to the families of Corporals Grahame Stiff and Dean John, the latest soldiers to lose their lives in Afghanistan. The majority of British people, the latest opinion polls show, do not understand why we have sent troops to Afghanistan. I want our troops brought home from Afghanistan now, so no more lives are lost in this pointless and unwinnable war."

2) In 2006 the President of Egypt personally apologised to Galloway after he was detained for some hours on arrival in Cairo to speak at an anti-war conference. The speaking engagement went ahead.

From www.SpideredNews.com

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Let Him Speak: Allow George Galloway To Speak In Canada Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/galcan09/petition.html

To: The Government Of Canada

Believe that the banning of George Galloway from Canada is unfounded and unjustified, and that it is wrong to block speakers from Canada for political convenience.

We believe that Canada is a country where we value political discourse and our rights as citizens to organize and mobilize collectively especially in peaceful citizen engagement.

We believe that banning George Galloway from entering Canada demonstrates that the Conservative Canadian government does not respect our rights as citizens to dissent or have dissenting views, peacefully organize and advocate around a particular viewpoint or political position, and

We believe that George Galloway should be allowed into Canada, and allowed to freely express himself during his visit.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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George Galloway MP's official website
http://www.georgegalloway.com

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