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August 3, 2016

U.S. War Resisters in Canada Ask PM Justin Trudeau to Let Them Stay
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And U.S. war resisters who went to Canada to avoid serving in Iraq and
Afghanistan are asking Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow
them to remain in the country. Hundreds of U.S. war resisters moved to
Canada in the early 2000s but faced deportation after the election of
the conservative Harper government in 2006. Resisters still in Canada
say they are hoping prime minister Justin Trudeau's liberal government,
elected last year, will make a final decision about their legal status
in the country. Polls suggest a majority of Canadians support allowing
the resisters to stay.
Topics:Iraq Afghanistan

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