Mr. Long did not provide clear and convincing evidence that he will suffer irreparable harm if he is deported. Mr. Long, 25, is the first of an estimated 200 American army deserters who have sought refuge in Canada to be deported.

http://www.canada.com (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=53f70404-a3e9-4a2c-bb3d-1a27e2132049)

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Its about time.

PS: This is not world news.

Mr. Long did not provide clear and convincing evidence that he will suffer irreparable harm if he is deported. Mr. Long, 25, is the first of an estimated 200 American army deserters who have sought refuge in Canada to be deported.

http://www.canada.com (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=53f70404-a3e9-4a2c-bb3d-1a27e2132049)

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Its about time.

PS: This is not world news.
as long as he got due-process on that side of the border.:thumbs:

This time there not draft dodgers and we know they won't be executed.

We'll trade you -- you send back 200 deserters and we'll send you 2,000,000 mexicans.

deal?

;)
SMW

We'll trade you -- you send back 200 deserters and we'll send you 2,000,000 mexicans.

deal?

;)
SMW
They are on their way already....

http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=c977352e-d402-4f16-9f47-9bd487596021&k=8472

They are on their way already....

http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=c977352e-d402-4f16-9f47-9bd487596021&k=8472

Oh man... it's a start! But at this rate, it'll take the next 5,000 years to get 'em all up there!

Legal Aid has begun footing the bill for the refugee claimants to get legal advice.

Immigration lawyer John Rokakis said seven Mexicans came through his door Tuesday with Legal Aid certificates paying for three hours of a lawyer's time. Monday he saw three others and had a steady trickle last week as well.

Few will have successful refugee claims, he predicted. "Of the ones I've seen there are maybe one or two that may have something," he said. One is a man who sought political asylum in the United States and was denied.

In the short term, the refugee claimants are the guests of city taxpayers. Some have U.S. bank accounts they can't access and others are destitute.

Teresa Piruzza, executive director of Ontario Works said, as of Monday, ten families and 18 individuals had applied for social assistance. "We're just starting to process them," Piruzza said of the applications.

Welfare currently pays up to $548 per month for individuals and $1,193 for families with two children under the age of 13.

As he recounted his story, Ortega repeatedly stressed his thanks to social services for helping his family.

"Social services, they help us too much," he said. "I want to say thanks and to Canadians 'thanks

(Gotta wonder what's gonna happen when winter comes?)

Wait, he wanted to get away from America and we're deporting him?

I think he wins.

Wait, he wanted to get away from America and we're deporting him?

I think he wins.

He was deported by Canada.

He was deported by Canada.

Couldn't take the humor, could you?

Meh, I'm sure with America's track record we've done that...

WTF? you make no sense.

Couldn't take the humor, could you?

Which part of that was funny?

Originally Posted by LionelHutz
Which part of that was funny?
No kidding. I couldn't tell if it was a slam at Canada or a slam at the U.S.

No kidding. I couldn't tell if it was a slam at Canada or a slam at the U.S.

Yeah a little tough to figure out but if you read the poster's sigs ... you come up with quotes from Stoppard, Lec, Brillant and The Onion, all of whom are (were) either human rights activists or social revolutionists (and a cartoonist) and one wannabe parody site ... :D

that's should give ya a hint ... pretty good post actually.