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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 …

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 …

Tough-on-refugees policy reflects badly on Canada
November 30, 2009 – 4:11 pm | No Comment
Tough-on-refugees policy reflects badly on Canada

By Sharry Aiken, Catherine Dauvergne, Donald Galloway, and Audrey Macklin
The human rights of refugees in Canada are under siege. The immigration minister is moving towards new legislation regarding refugees. His recent actions suggest this will …

Asylum seekers’ success rate plunges under Tory government – Number of refugee claims approved drops 56 per cent amid immigration overhaul
November 4, 2009 – 4:45 pm | No Comment
Asylum seekers’ success rate plunges under Tory government – Number of refugee claims approved drops 56 per cent amid immigration overhaul

By Bill Curry
Ottawa — The number of refugees gaining asylum in Canada has dropped dramatically under the Conservatives as new figures reveal the impact of the government’s efforts to transform this country’s immigration system.
New statistics …

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 …

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 …

Banning British MP a clumsy, dangerous move
March 21, 2009 – 4:30 am | One 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 …

Ottawa undertakes audit of hatred, terrorism
March 18, 2009 – 1:13 pm | No Comment
Ottawa undertakes audit of hatred, terrorism

By Joseph Brean, National Post
TORONTO – As part of a “zero-tolerance approach toward anti-Semitism,” the federal government is reviewing all its public service grants to remove state support from groups that advocate hatred or express …