no more deserting to Canada?

[Friday]

A former American soldier, Robin Long, was deported from Canada, long a haven for American deserters, after his application for refugee status was turned down. He fled there in 2005 as his unit was about to be sent to Iraq, claiming he would suffer irreparable harm if forced to participate in an "illegal war of aggression". He is believed to be the first American army deserter ever to be deported from Canada.

from The Economist (sorry, can't find a direct link to the two-week old article)

[Kat Kanning]

I read sometime back that both Canada and Mexico had agreed to do this.

[Puke]

 

[David]

I read sometime back that both Canada and Mexico had agreed to do this.

They did.  The US didn't like the sanction Canada gave Vietnam Draft escapees.  I personally still see Canada as a refuge, if for no other reason than the fact that it is a huge nation with only 30 million people.  Great place to disappear.