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How George Galloway was barred from Canada in less than 2 hours – The British MP went from controversial to ‘inadmissible’ in just 102 minutes, and evidence suggests politics likely had a hand in slashing the red tape
April 26, 2010 – 2:23 pm | No Comment
How George Galloway was barred from Canada in less than 2 hours – The British MP went from controversial to ‘inadmissible’ in just 102 minutes, and evidence suggests politics likely had a hand in slashing the red tape

By Cambell Clark
Ottawa — It took less than two hours for Canadian Border Services Agency officials to declare controversial British MP George Galloway inadmissible to Canada. There was little doubt that’s what Immigration Minister Jason …

George Galloway: leaked papers reveal Canada’s torment over banning MP – George Galloway’s lawyers will argue that the Respect party MP is not a threat to Canada’s national security
April 26, 2010 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
George Galloway: leaked papers reveal Canada’s torment over banning MP – George Galloway’s lawyers will argue that the Respect party MP is not a threat to Canada’s national security

By Ewen MacAskill
Documents leaked today reveal the contortions the Canadian government went through over its decision last year to ban the British MP George Galloway.
The leak, on a Canadian website, comes just days before the …

Court documents put spotlight on minister in banning of British MP
April 20, 2010 – 10:20 am | No Comment
Court documents put spotlight on minister in banning of British MP

By Cathryn Atkinson
The controversy behind the Canadian banning of outspoken British anti-war MP George Galloway is set to deepen — with potentially damaging implications for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, and …

British MP to challenge government ban in federal court – George Galloway wins leave for judicial review
November 4, 2009 – 4:07 pm | No Comment
British MP to challenge government ban in federal court – George Galloway wins leave for judicial review

From Toronto Coalition to Stop The War

November 2, 2009 (Toronto) – British MP George Galloway scored an important legal victory on October 30 when the Federal Court of Canada agreed to hear a judicial …

OPINION: PM feared Galloway’s message, By Linda McQuaig
April 7, 2009 – 4:30 am | No Comment
OPINION: PM feared Galloway’s message, By Linda McQuaig

By Linda McQuaig
Anyone who has ever seen George Galloway in action knows why he had to be stopped at the border. He definitely poses a threat – although not the security one alleged by the …

Banned British MP announces several lawsuits against Canadians
April 3, 2009 – 10:11 am | No Comment
Banned British MP announces several lawsuits against Canadians

By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Controversial British politician George Galloway told a cheering crowd Thursday in Ottawa that he planned to sue some Canadians after being banned from the country.
He said he had …

Robert Fisk: Galloway a victim of Canada’s baffling approach to fighting terror
April 1, 2009 – 11:39 am | No Comment
Robert Fisk: Galloway a victim of Canada’s baffling approach to fighting terror

By Robert Fisk
“Come out and debate with me like a man,” the old bruiser shouted over the video-link to Toronto. “Let’s book the biggest hall in Canada and you and I will debate these issues …

Montreal Gazette Editorial: Banning Galloway is wild over-reaction
March 24, 2009 – 1:51 pm | One Comment
Montreal Gazette Editorial: Banning Galloway is wild over-reaction

The Gazette
The federal government has made a mistake in banning looney-left British MP George Galloway from coming to Canada. He had planned speaking appearances in Toronto, Mississauga, Montreal and Ottawa.
The clearest evidence that excluding him …

Banning British MP a clumsy, dangerous move
March 21, 2009 – 4:30 am | No Comment
Banning British MP a clumsy, dangerous move

Thomas Walkom
Jason Kenney has gone over the edge. The increasingly erratic immigration minister made headlines last week when, in a fit of pique, he cut off funding to an Arab organization that helps newcomers learn …

George Galloway banned from Canada
March 20, 2009 – 3:05 pm | 2 Comments
George Galloway banned from Canada

• Anti-war MP banned on grounds of national security
• ‘This idiotic ban shames Canada,’ says Galloway
Deborah Summers and agencies
Anti-war MP George Galloway has been banned from Canada, it emerged today.
A Canadian spokesman confirmed that the …

British MP denied entry threatens to sue Harper government – ‘I’m not a terrorist,’ Galloway says
March 20, 2009 – 2:02 pm | No Comment
British MP denied entry threatens to sue Harper government – ‘I’m not a terrorist,’ Galloway says

By Glen McGregor, The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA – An outspoken British MP opposed to the war in Afghanistan says he intends to take legal action against the Harper government over its decision to refuse him entry …