Michael Moore knocks Canadian policy

reuters ^ | Sep. 17, 2010 | Etan Vlessing

[PROCON]

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Moore, a longtime defender of Canada, has slammed the Great White North for its treatment of U.S. war dodgers.

"It is absolutely shameful how Canada has behaved toward those who have resisted this (Iraq) war. It's not the Canada we used to know," the U.S. documentary maker said during a panel discussion at the Toronto International Film Festival.

[dynachrome]

“Canada, eh?” ping

[Peter Libra]

Canadian authorities had monitored the process that followed when a US soldier was returned stateside. In one case the Army authorities were so (apparently) disgusted with one returnee, he was given an immediate dishonourable discharge. I believe that another was given ten months hard time.

There is no reason to believe that any "cruel and unusual punishment" exists on return of US soldiers. The army is well rid of them.

[Clive]

Thanks for the ping, dynachrome.

FWIW, even under Trudeau, Canada made a distinction w\between draft dodgers and deserters.

Those currently seeking refugee status in Canada are deserters.

There is an old expression oft said to those who found themseves deployed to a theatre in which they did not want to be:

"If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have enlisted."

[GreenLanternCorps]

Michael Moore does not seem to understand the Pierre Elliott Trudeau is no longer Prime Minister of Canada...

Stephen Harper does not want AWOL soldiers polluting his nation. Harper remembers there was a Canada before Trudeautopia: