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British MP Galloway barred from Canada over 'supporting Hamas'
By DPA
Tags: Israel News, Gaza 

Outspoken British anti-war member of parliament (MP) George Galloway Friday denounced as "outrageous" a decision by the Canadian authorities to refuse him entry on the grounds of national security.

Galloway, a former Labor politician who has now set up his own political party, said in London that he would not accept the ban imposed ahead of a speech he had planned to give in Toronto.

The 54-year-old maverick politician, who left Britain's ruling Labor Party in protest at its support for military intervention overseas, was refused entry to Egypt in 2006. He is an MP for his Respect Party.
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"All right-thinking Canadians, whether they agree with me over the wisdom of sending troops to Afghanistan or not, will oppose this outrageous decision," he said in London Friday.

He was due to speak at a public forum entitled "Resisting war from Gaza to Kandahar" in Toronto on March 30.

According to the Press Association Friday, a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister, Jason Kenney, has made clear that the decision will not be overturned.

Galloway had been deemed "inadmissible" to Canada under section 34(1) of the country's immigration act.

Kenney's spokesman, Alykhan Velshi said the act was designed to protect Canadians from people who fund, support or engage in terrorism."

"We're going to uphold the law, not give special treatment to this ... street-corner Cromwell who actually brags about giving 'financial support' to Hamas, a terrorist organization banned in Canada," Velshi was quoted as saying by the British Press Association.

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      1.   Bravo Canada 18:22  |  Philippe 20/03/09
      2.   Apply for a visa in the US, mr. Galloway 18:27  |  Mark B. 20/03/09
      3.   I hope he is barred from the U.S. too. 18:30  |  Mike 20/03/09
      4.   Cromwell 18:45  |  Anonymous 20/03/09
      5.   Thankfully he didn`t come to Toronto 19:13  |  Richard S 20/03/09
      6.   Canada continues to show real backbone under Harper 19:19  |  don 20/03/09
      7.   If the UK can ban Geert Wilder what`s the issue? 19:19  |  Gee 20/03/09
      8.   At least someone has backbone 19:29  |  IW 20/03/09
      9.   Kicked out 19:31  |  Jig 20/03/09
      10.   Shame on Canada 19:31  |  Enough already 20/03/09
      11.   G_D Bless my Canada 19:39  |  Robert/Montreal 20/03/09
      12.   canada 19:54  |  zak 20/03/09
      13.   Misinformation 19:57  |  Michael 20/03/09
      14.   Good on you, Canada! 19:59  |  Morris Valentine 20/03/09
      15.   Canadian government 20:05  |  Schmidlap 20/03/09
      16.   British MP 20:12  |  Joseph 20/03/09
      17.   # 10 20:21  |  Mongo 20/03/09
      18.   To Canadians 20:22  |  Proud Jew 20/03/09
      19.   Mark B: Embarrae Canadians??? 20:25  |  Brad 20/03/09
      20.   right on 20:41  |  peter 20/03/09
      21.   Don`t come here to preach BS 20:42  |  proud canadian 20/03/09
      22.   Thank You Canada 20:43  |  M.Duvduvani 20/03/09
      23.   Oh Canada 20:47  |  joe smith 20/03/09
      24.   Ban Galloway World Wide 20:48  |  Baruch Gold 20/03/09
      25.   # 14 Morris, don`t like freedom of speech, do you....???? 20:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/03/09
      26.   Canadians got it right! 21:03  |  Tatyana 20/03/09
      27.   Again, a Haaretz misleading article 21:03  |  Christopher 20/03/09
      28.   Does Galloway brag about supporting Hamas? Really? 21:07  |  Michael 20/03/09
      29.   now he knows what it like.... 21:14  |  ross 20/03/09
      30.   proud to be Canadian 21:16  |  ben 20/03/09
      31.   A right move 21:18  |  Frank 20/03/09
      32.   #28, Michael, Galloway went to Gaza and kissed the soil 21:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/09
      33.   to bam bam (swiss dino) 21:20  |  ben 20/03/09
      34.   Swiss Dino 21:21  |  Philippe 20/03/09
      35.   Galloway go to Durban II 21:23  |  Lola 20/03/09
      36.   I love Canada! 21:25  |  Orkochav 20/03/09
      37.   hree Cheers for Canada 21:47  |  Ken 20/03/09
      38.   Bravo Canada 22:08  |  Pastaneta 20/03/09
      39.   Swiss (Dino): Selective in your freedom demands? 22:15  |  Christopher 20/03/09
      40.   #28 you clearly don`t read the newspaper much 22:21  |  McQueen 20/03/09
      41.   Mr. Velshi 01:35  |  Mark 21/03/09
      42.   # 28 Michael....he doesn`t have to brag 01:53  |  Lynn 21/03/09
      43.   Banning and Big Brother. 01:56  |  Stephen. 21/03/09
      44.   NO 36- Humility and wisdom 01:56  |  Canadian Jew 21/03/09
      45.   What did the creep think? 03:00  |  Dan 21/03/09
      46.   Galloway banned from entering Canada 03:15  |  Mike 21/03/09
      47.   Well done brave Canadians!! 03:17  |  Free Gilad Shalit 21/03/09
      48.   Flaunting the honorary Palestinian passport 03:18  |  allang 21/03/09
      49.   #30 CANADIAN BEN-This is political expediency, not a love of Jews 04:08  |  Anthony Fallon 21/03/09
      50.   Barring MP Galloway 04:34  |  Edith Cacciatore 21/03/09
      51.   Shame on you - again, Haaretz 04:38  |  AIG 21/03/09
      52.   George W Bush vs George Galloway? 2nd try 05:33  |  maoriboyt 21/03/09
      53.   Canada has also cancelled funding for the CAF 09:37  |  Proud to be Canadian 21/03/09
      54.   Well done Canada! 10:11  |  Michael J 21/03/09
      55.   Just like his benefactor Harper, Mr.Velshi is a 10:11  |  Steve the Pals. 21/03/09
      56.   The Canadian Jewish Congress has ruled 10:21  |  Steve the Pals. 21/03/09
      57.   Pro-Israeli Canadian leader? 10:27  |  Palestinian Brit 21/03/09
      58.   No 40 - aid for Gazans - not Hamas 10:29  |  Palestinian Brit 21/03/09
      59.   # 33 Sorry, ben, but "freedom of thought" without...... 12:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/03/09
      60.   #32 CJK, Galloway does not support Hamas 12:27  |  BDS 21/03/09
      61.   O Canada! 12:27  |  Michael T Darwyne 21/03/09
      62.   Canadians you should be proud 12:33  |  Backbone Morality 21/03/09
      63.   Galloway`s many faces 13:48  |  Mizrahi 21/03/09
      64.   Galloway said he would not accept the ban 14:28  |  Nano 21/03/09
      65.   I wonder 14:29  |  Sabio Pedro 21/03/09
      66.   Shame on Canada`s immigration minister 14:36  |  Kim 21/03/09
      67.   # 60 BDS...that is aiding a known terror org. 14:51  |  Lynn 21/03/09
      68.   #2 Mrak B. 15:59  |  John Allen 21/03/09
      69.   Saudi - you better throw a few billion their way 16:00  |  Sam - Sydney 21/03/09
      70.   #10 Enough already 16:02  |  John Allen 21/03/09
      71.   Hamas 16:08  |  Tali 21/03/09
      72.   #25 Swiss (Dino) 16:09  |  John Allen 21/03/09
      73.   yet the british ignore his activities ??? 16:19  |  v hardman 21/03/09
      74.   PALESTINIAN BRIT 16:26  |  Brant 21/03/09
      75.   Sabio? pero no mucho 16:28  |  Goldenberg 21/03/09
      76.   #52 maoriboyt 16:32  |  John Allen 21/03/09
      77.   #65 to Pedro nada sábio 16:35  |  JP 21/03/09
      78.   Proud to be a Canadian once again 16:48  |  Michael Kavodi 21/03/09
      79.   Swiss (Dino) Selective freedom of speech 16:50  |  David Israel 21/03/09
      80.   Cheers Canada. 16:52  |  JP 21/03/09
      81.   Is this the same Canada that allows the slaughter of Seals. 16:53  |  sugga babe 21/03/09
      82.   To Steve The Pals and Swiss (Dino) 17:36  |  Starson Trooper 21/03/09
      83.   Put the man in an intitution he is dangerous 19:49  |  lily 21/03/09
      84.   Try Venezuela ! 19:58  |  ottomatik 21/03/09
      85.   To Christopher, with thanks (#39) 20:01  |  Morris Valentine 21/03/09
      86.   Michael #28 Harper is a neo con war lover 20:16  |  Roo 21/03/09
      87.   Well done. We don`t need haters who encourage war and terrorism 20:25  |  Laila 21/03/09
      88.   To Brant @ 74 Agree with you thoroughly. 20:41  |  Damien Krueger 21/03/09
      89.   strason trooper you donot know nothing 20:42  |  tea man 21/03/09
      90.   Evelyn Beatrice Hall 21:14  |  Duncan Campbell 21/03/09
      91.   Brant - one-sided compromise? 21:18  |  Palestinian Brit 21/03/09
      92.   Free Speech 21:40  |  Stuart 21/03/09
      93.   #76 John Allen 21:43  |  maoriboy 21/03/09
      94.   Michael #28 addendum 22:03  |  Roo 21/03/09
      95.   # 34 Philippe, # 39 Christopher,# 79 David Israel and # 85 Morris 22:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/03/09
      96.   Dear Eveyln 22:13  |  Brad 21/03/09
      97.   sugga babe 22:17  |  Brad 21/03/09
      98.   I think Gorbals Goebbels wants to interfere in Canadian Elections 22:20  |  Alan SA 21/03/09
      99.   To Duncan Campbell (# 87). Freedom of speech. 22:22  |  flyingdoc57 21/03/09
      100.   BTW "Gorbals" is a working class area of Glasgow- 22:22  |  Alan SA 21/03/09
      101.   @Swiss Dino 22:27  |  Ralph 21/03/09
      102.   ROO AND BIGOTS 22:42  |  Brant 21/03/09
      103.   Galloway the hypocrite 22:43  |  Mark 21/03/09
      104.   who`d barr Lieberman ?? 22:43  |  noody 21/03/09
      105.   Ridiculous decision by Canada! Should be ashamed! 23:26  |  Yasmeen 21/03/09
      106.   Don`t be surprised. 23:35  |  Maureen Ann 21/03/09
      107.   #76 John Allen 2nd try 23:43  |  maoriboy 21/03/09
      108.   George Galloway - Track record on free speech 23:48  |  Manny Goldstein 21/03/09
      109.   If he gets a visa to U.S., then canadian will follow, as always 23:52  |  Inferiority Complex 21/03/09
      110.   One question 23:59  |  Gee 21/03/09
      111.   manny goldstein - another brit hypocrite 00:30  |  Arie 22/03/09
      112.   MP Galloway 00:40  |  Derek 22/03/09
      113.   #90 00:59  |  Canadian 22/03/09
      114.   bankrupt decision 01:35  |  Truth 22/03/09
      115.   Oh good. I was beginning to lose faith in Canada 01:59  |  Nechama 22/03/09
      116.   Muzzling Free Speech - What`s There To Hide? 02:00  |  chet 22/03/09
      117.   ENOUGH already.Canda has enough oil not to kiss your derrieres 02:34  |  PETER SM 22/03/09
      118.   M.Goldstein missed your protest on banning Wilders from the UK 03:08  |  PETER SM 22/03/09
      119.   Inferior complex you must be mistaking Harper for a Liberal 04:02  |  Proud Canadian 22/03/09
      120.   Shame on Canada 05:13  |  Concerned Canadian 22/03/09
      121.   Thank the Canadian JDL for this 05:23  |  Ephraim 22/03/09
      122.   Sabio Pedro, Why Canada refuse visa 06:09  |  Bruce 22/03/09
      123.   On this day, I`m ashamed to be Canadian 06:31  |  Hani 22/03/09
      124.   Galloway 07:23  |  John Williams 22/03/09
      125.   Galloway is banned!!!!!!!! 07:46  |  Zach Olives 22/03/09
      126.   Galloway in the USA 07:49  |  Zach Olives 22/03/09
      127.   Canada was the first 08:16  |  Robert Haymond 22/03/09
      128.   # 34 Philippe, # 39 Christian, # 79 David Israel 10:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/03/09
      129.   if EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WOULD FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE 11:41  |  A 22/03/09
      130.   Thank you Canada! 12:20  |  Ohev Tsion 22/03/09
      131.   HANI What co-existence does Hamas offer? 12:39  |  PETER SM 22/03/09
      132.   Swiss Dino 13:49  |  Meo 22/03/09
      133.   Concerned Canadian 13:55  |  Canadian too 22/03/09
      134.   Palestinian Brit - So everyone that goes against the Arabs is 15:13  |  BF 22/03/09
      135.   Canada has backbone 17:15  |  Haim 22/03/09
      136.   Hani, can you "grasp the simple concept"? 18:25  |  Bruce 22/03/09
      137.   Swiss (Dino) Unfortunately I cannot express myself here 18:32  |  David Israel 22/03/09
      138.   noody, just curious 20:20  |  Bruce 22/03/09
      139.   Harper Government doesnt speak for most Canadians 03:16  |  jim the mechanic 23/03/09
      140.   To Hani, the Canadian 06:40  |  Reuven 23/03/09
      141.   Kenney an embarrassment 21:57  |  Shaul Ben-Yimini 23/03/09
      142.   This shows Zionist are in Control of Canada. 16:12  |  Rafca 30/03/09
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