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Canadian Academics Under Fire For Opposing Scholarship Program For Children of "Heroes" Who Died In War

deleted, AlterNet. April 8, 2010.

Fifteen university professors have written a letter calling Canada's "Project Hero" scholarship "a dangerous cultural turn" that associates "heroism" with military intervention.

Global Support for the War in Afghanistan is Plummeting -- So Why Aren't Americans Talking About It?

Amy Goodman, AlterNet. March 4, 2009.

While leaders like Stephen Harper and Gordon Brown bend to the will of their constituents, Obama is staying the course.

Why is the Canadian Government So Intent on Deporting War Resisters?

Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist. February 20, 2009.

Canadians overwhelmingly support allowing U.S. war resisters asylum. So why doesn't their government?

Robin Long, War Resister Deported from Canada, Faces Trial This Week

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.

The first war resister to be deported from Canada since the Vietnam War faces court-martial and three years in jail. Who is next?

Canada to Deport U.S. War Resister Today

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. July 15, 2008.

In an affront to Canadian public opinion, American war resister Robin Long will be turned over to U.S. authorities.

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. June 16, 2008.

Both Canada and the U.S. have a history of abusing the original inhabitants of their lands. Will both admit to it?