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  • Protest plans force Bush to curtail Ottawa visit
    26 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Levon Sevunts
    TORONTO - President Bush won’t have to rescue his Secret Service bodyguards during his upcoming visit to Canada as he did recently in Chile, Canadian security officials said. But with thousands of protesters expected to demonstrate against Mr. Bush, the White House decided to cut short his visit to Ottawa and travel to Halifax instead. Mr. Bush is expected to be in Canada on Tuesday and Wednesday on his first official visit to the country since his re-election. (…)

  • Canada : protesters get ready for Bush visit
    26 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Rick Grant
    Despite U.S. President George W. Bush’s efforts to avoid booing by giving a speech in Halifax and not in Parliament, protesters are preparing to yank the welcome mat from underneath his feet when he arrives in Nova Scotia next week.
    The venue change has not kept protesters from mobilizing to rally against Bush in Halifax.
    Tamara Lorincz, a spokeswoman for the Halifax Peace Coalition told The Canadian Press that her group is promising a peaceful but "very bold and creative (…)

  • Bush the butcher not welcome in Ottawa
    26 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Judi McLeod
    abble rousers, heading for Ottawa to boo Bush in a fever pitch, should be handed a world map.
    They are touting their November 30-December 1 mass protest against Bush’s state visit to Canada as "his first international trip since his re-election."
    Latin America’s Chile and Colombia are countries where a re-elected Bush was visiting when activists were getting ready to converge on Ottawa.
    "Emergency" meetings have been called, paint pots and cardboard being dragged out (…)

  • Is the Annexation of Canada part of Bush’s Military Agenda?
    26 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Michel Chossudovsky
    Introduction
    For nearly two years now, Ottawa has been quietly negotiating a far-reaching military cooperation agreement, which allows the US Military to cross the border and deploy troops anywhere in Canada, in our provinces, as well station American warships in Canadian territorial waters. This redesign of Canada’s defense system is being discussed behind closed doors, not in Canada, but at the Peterson Air Force base in Colorado, at the headquarters of US (…)

  • Should Canada indict Bush?
    19 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by THOMAS WALKOM
    When U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Ottawa - probably later this year - should he be welcomed? Or should he be charged with war crimes?
    It’s an interesting question. On the face of it, Bush seems a perfect candidate for prosecution under Canada’s Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
    This act was passed in 2000 to bring Canada’s ineffectual laws in line with the rules of the new International Criminal Court. While never tested, it lays out sweeping (…)