British MP banned from entering Canada

YukonJack

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Re #17.

gerryh, if you take the trouble of quote me, please do it in full context. You - I believe - purposefully ommitted the entire last paragraph of my post, when you "quoted" me.

William Jefferson Clinton, the philandering former president had no more right to come to Canada and spew his poison than George Calloway would have.

Obviously you have no problem with that.d
 

Colpy

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They are a minority government representing a minority perspective. Hmmmm, the sound of jackboots!

Ah yes! the jackboots! :roll:

First of all, the arsehole was refused entry by a bureaucrat, not by the government.

Secondly, Galloway HAS NO RIGHT to be in Canada.

Can you hear that?

He HAS NO RIGHT to be here.

So his rights are not being denied.

What jackboots?
 

Spade

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The rights of those who invited him to speak! To hear an alternate viewpoint. And, this decision appealed to our "democratically-elected" government was not overturned. Who gets to decide what's "right-thinking" or not?
 

gerryh

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The rights of those who invited him to speak! To hear an alternate viewpoint. And, this decision appealed to our "democratically-elected" government was not overturned. Who gets to decide what's "right-thinking" or not?


They can always go to him to hear him speak.....or just send them the vids that are posted in this thread..... then they can hear him speak.
 

Colpy

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The rights of those who invited him to speak! To hear an alternate viewpoint. And, this decision appealed to our "democratically-elected" government was not overturned. Who gets to decide what's "right-thinking" or not?

Geezus!
Were this the Second World War, you guys would be trying to organize a speaking tour for Lord Haw Haw.:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

Here, I'll make it easy for you.... Lord Haw Haw

Galloway supports people who are killing Canadian soldiers. He offers support to the enemy. He has no place in Canada.
 

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George Bush (Shrub) recently spoke in Alberta. I wonder just whom has shown themselves to be the most dangerous, Shrub or Galloway?.....Hmmm

and Colpy.....Responsible governments do NOT act on a whim!:roll:

and Colpy.....I did not (along with a majority of Canadians) vote for these incompetants!
 

Colpy

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George Bush (Shrub) recently spoke in Alberta. I wonder just whom has shown themselves to be the most dangerous, Shrub or Galloway?.....Hmmm

and Colpy.....Responsible governments do NOT act on a whim!:roll:

and Colpy.....I did not (along with a majority of Canadians) vote for these incompetants!

Shrub does not support those who are killing Canadian soldiers.

I never said the gov't "acted on a whim", I said Canada has every right to refuse entry to ANYONE not born here, even on a whim.

That would include G. W. Bush, if we had wished. On a whim.
 

Colpy

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And (unlike Harper) didn't Hamas win the election in Gaza by a majority? ;-)

Naw....there was no election in just Gaza. they won a majority in the Palestinian Authority.....they took over Gaza by shooting the opposition....those that they didn't throw off high buildings.

Oh. And don't expect any more elections in the PA.........guys like Hamas only have to win once.......
 

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Shrub does not support those who are killing Canadian soldiers.

I never said the gov't "acted on a whim", I said Canada has every right to refuse entry to ANYONE not born here, even on a whim.

That would include G. W. Bush, if we had wished. On a whim.

Well, cousin Colpy, if G. Bush had been denied entry, dare I say, you would have high-horsed and screamed blue murder. And, you know, I would have supported you!
 

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And your evidence for Galloway supporting "those that kill Canadian soldiers" would be?

BTW, The US and Afghan governments are both looking at talking to moderate elements of the Taliban. Would they be supporting killers of Canadians?
 

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And your evidence for Galloway supporting "those that kill Canadian soldiers" would be?

BTW, The US and Afghan governments are both looking at talking to moderate elements of the Taliban. Would they be supporting killers of Canadians?

I believe Colpy's statement was the over-blown rhetoric of a failed argument.
 

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Galloway has never supported any of Canada's enemies. He's a critic of neo-Conservatism. Candian officials denied his entry to Canada because of he was a prime organizer of and participant in the Viva Palestina aid convoy. An aid convoy which did make its way from the UK to Gaza.

Viva Palestina aid convoy

In response to the 2008-2009 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict, Galloway organised the Viva Palestina aid convoy to the Gaza Strip in January 2009. On 14 February 2009, after raising £1 million of humanitarian aid in just four weeks, Galloway and hundreds of volunteers launched the convoy comprising 120 vehicles intended for use in the Strip, including a fire engine donated by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), 12 ambulances, a fishing boat and trucks full of medicines, tools, clothes, blankets and shoe-boxes as well as gifts for children....

George Galloway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sending food, medicine and presents to Gaza children suffering disease, and malnutrition as a result of Israel's illegal blockade of international humanitarian food and medical aid has nothing to do with Canadian soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.



Even if you disagree with Galloway, preventing him entering Canada was an idiot way to prevent Canadians from hearing his viewpoint.
 
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OkiefromMuskoki

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To quote Wikkipedia

Palestinian municipal elections, 2005

Municipal elections were held to elect members of local councils in the Palestinian Territories between December 2004 and December 2005. They were the first local elections held in Palestinian areas in almost thirty years. The elections were approved by President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat, before his death on November 11, 2004 and were administered by the Higher Committee for Local Elections (HCLE), a body established under the authority of the Ministry for Local Government, an institution of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The first round of elections was held in two parts; the first part on December 23, 2004 in 26 districts in the West Bank and the second on January 27, 2005 in 10 districts in the Gaza Strip.
The second round of Palestinian elections for local councils was held on May 5, 2005 in the West Bank (76 districts) and Gaza (8 districts)and on May 19, 2005 in the West Bank district of Al-Ram.
The third round, (September 29, 2005) and the fourth round (December 15, 2005) were to elect local councils in districts 104 and 44 respectively, but in some districts elections were canceled.
The fifth round never happened because of the situation in Palestinian Territories after formation of Hamas-led government. Approximately 25% of Palestinians live in districts that did not have elections.
In the first two rounds, council members were elected by Bloc voting election system, and the third and fourth by Party-list proportional representation
Turn out was quite high. Over all, the local election showed Hamas relative strength and preparedness to deal with the block voting election system. One other side, it showed weakness and disorganization of Fatah and inability to understand the consequences of the voting system."

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Galloway has never supported any of Canada's enemies. He's a critic of neo-Conservatism. Candian officials denied his entry to Canada because of he was a prime organizer of and participant in the Viva Palestina aid convoy. An aid convoy which did make its way from the UK to Gaza.


Even if you disagree with Galloway, preventing him entering Canada was an idiot way to prevent Canadians from hearing his viewpoint.

Demanding the immediate withdrawal of Canadian troops on a NATO mission approved by your beloved UN is supporting our enemies.

From Galloway's own website: George Galloway MP’s official website | Galloway lashes "disgraceful" Canadian foreign policy

I don't care what Galloway thinks: we simply have the right to ban entry of any non-citizen we please for any reason......or for no reason.

That is what I've been arguing from the outset.

This in no way prevents Canadians hearing his viewpoints: none of his communications have been banned, just him.

As for Galloway personally.....we have enough arseholes in Canada that belong here........we have to tolerate them, this being a free society. we don't need to start importing arseholes.