war resisters visit minister finley

This weekend, a group of resisters and campaigners did their usual tabling and petitioning in an unusual place: the small town of Port Dover, Ontario. Near Simcoe, in Norfolk County, on the shores of Lake Erie, Port Dover is a Conservative riding.

Port Dover's Member of Parliament is the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

In this small, mostly Conservative town, people went out of their way to sign the petition in support of allowing Iraq War resisters to stay in Canada, to donate money, to meet the war resisters and wish them well. Of course support was not unanimous. But it was strong.

Here's a video snapshot of the day.

If When things go our way on Tuesday - when the House of Commons votes in favour of resolution - Ms. Finley is going to be hearing a lot from us.