The Campus Antiwar Network is proud to stand with Corey Glass and thousands of protesters across the country in demanding that Canada stop the deportation of war resisters back to the United States.  Those soldiers with the courage to honor both their conscience and the overwhelming majority of citizens of both Canada and the United States who now oppose the war in Iraq should be commended, not subjected to courts martial and jail time.

 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper should respect the wishes of the Canadian House of Commons, which passed a resolution on June 3 to allow U.S. conscientious objectors to apply for permanent resident status in Canada.  Canada has a rich tradition of honoring the bravery of soldiers who refused to fight in Vietnam by letting them stay in the country.  The debacle in Iraq, which has costs thousands of soldiers’ lives, shattered tens of thousands more, and killed over a million Iraqis, is no more worth—fighting and dying—for, and the soldiers who refuse to take part in it are no less deserving of Canada’s protection.

 

It is time for this war to stop, and the soldiers who refuse to fight it are at the forefront of the movement to bringing the rest of their brothers and sisters home.  The Campus Antiwar Network has been working to organize students across the country to end the war since before it began, and we are honored to work with soldiers and groups such as Iraq Veterans Against the War to unite students, soldiers, and veterans in our common purpose. 

 

Stop the deportation of Corey Glass!  End the occupation!  Bring the troops home now!

 

Coordinating Committee

The Campus Antiwar Network