Till The Last Tiger Part 3

Hearing that the LTTE is "finished" in the north makes me think there so many ppl on here and around who say KKKanada had no part in this did it? If you look at the history of the conflict b4 2006 the LTTE controlled almost all the territory they wanted, were the 1st non-nation state to aquire military aircraft, shit they even trained other freedom fighting groups around the world such as hamas in things like urban warfare and suicide bombing (they invented it). 2006 comes the KKKonservative gov bans the LTTE knowing that the majority of their funding comes from Tamil-Canadians continues to fund the Sinhalese state and fast forward to today. Even know the conflict is far from over as long as the idea is alive and the most dangerous sqauds are in the east it just that the north is 90%+ tamil so they know that if they kill civilians it wont matter and more of the top command were and are situated in the north. The east is last time I seen 60-75% tamil but u know what it is. I also do not beleive that the top command is dead u seen how much jungle there is until they publicly display the body because, in past conflicts this has been used as a demoralizing tactic on the other side. Nothing has changed except that one side has the upper hand atm it may last longer because the LTTE since 06 were on their last legs because of no funding if that's changed within the next decade the fighting will start agen with the LTTE getting their shit bacc.

Every1 focuses on the protests like OMG had to wait in traffic but u know what that aint the issue

Comments

Submitted by thirusuj on May 20, 2009 - 11:00am.

http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?lang=eng&publicat...

May 19, 2009 (1:45 p.m. EDT)
No. 135

Statement by Minister Cannon on Recent Developments in Sri Lanka

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement concerning recent developments in the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam:

"Canadians are very concerned about the aftermath of the military action in Sri Lanka and the appalling effect it has had on civilians. This terrible, decades-long war has inflicted untold devastation and heartbreak on Sri Lankans. The Government of Canada wishes to express its concerns about civilian casualties, and to convey its condolences to the people of Sri Lanka and those around the world who have lost friends and family members in this horrific conflict.

"I spoke yesterday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka. We agreed that there is a need for the international community to coordinate assistance and support to the people of Sri Lanka, and that it will be important to work with the international community in urging the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with these efforts.

"We will work together to support the United Nations in providing humanitarian assistance. We call on the Government of Sri Lanka to give the United Nations and other international humanitarian agencies immediate access to internally displaced persons. Canada remains concerned about the fate of civilians.

"Canada urges the Government of Sri Lanka to begin to find a long-term political solution that responds to the legitimate aspirations of all the people of Sri Lanka. Canada is prepared to assist Sri Lankan efforts to find political reconciliation and a lasting peace."

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For further information, media representatives may contact:

Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
613-995-1851

Submitted by thirusuj on May 22, 2009 - 10:30am.

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=452459
Statement by Ministers Cannon and Oda on the Situation in Sri Lanka

May 21, 2009
No. 139

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today issued the following statement on the situation in Sri Lanka:

"Canada calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to allow full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to all civilians affected by the conflict in that country and to ensure the safety and security of humanitarian workers.

"Canada calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided to affected populations in accordance with international humanitarian principles. We also call on the Government to facilitate the work of humanitarian actors, including through the provision of additional visas to enable humanitarian workers to assist populations in need.

"We further call for the freedom of movement for all internally displaced persons and for the Government of Sri Lanka to facilitate the voluntary return of these persons to their homes in safety and with dignity as soon as possible. We urge the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that the protection of and assistance for internally displaced persons are consistent with international standards.

"We call on the UN and other partners to work together to ensure a coordinated humanitarian response and to support the voluntary return and reintegration of civilians back into their communities so that they may live safe, secure and productive lives.

"We call on the Government of Sri Lanka to move forward immediately with the President's vow to launch a political process that is inclusive of all communities in Sri Lanka. This process must ensure that all the people of Sri Lanka can live in safety and receive the full protection of their human rights and fundamental freedoms."

- 30 -

For further information, media representatives may contact:

Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
613-995-1851

Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
www.international.gc.ca/index.aspx [3]

Submitted by thirusuj on May 25, 2009 - 4:17pm.

Freedom Denied: The Crushing of Sri Lanka's Tamils

http://mikesanddislikes.com/politics_south_asia_freedom_denied_are_we_happy_now_the_crushing_of_sri_lankas_tamils

Submitted by thirusuj on May 26, 2009 - 2:43pm.

Media rears racist head during protests

http://rabble.ca/columnists/2009/05/sunday-morning-10-am

Submitted by thirusuj on May 26, 2009 - 4:52pm.

VOTE: Tamils have the legitimate right to an independent Tamil Eelam

at Tamil.co.uk or http://www.judgeandjury.org/ [7]

Submitted by thirusuj on June 3, 2009 - 5:31pm.

The Tamil struggle and the challenges of solidarity

http://www.rabble.ca/news/2009/05/assessing-tigers-record

Submitted by thirusuj on June 10, 2009 - 9:45am.

Bob Rae denied entry into Sri Lanka

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bob-rae-denied-entry-into-sri-lanka/article1176032/

Sri Lanka turns Bob Rae away

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/648432 [10]

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Bob Rae: "I have flown a very long way only to be told the door is firmly shut."

Sri Lanka on Wednesday, June 10th deported Bob Rae MP from Colombo. He was briefly detained at the airport.

"The government of Sri Lanka knew my views, and granted me a visa," Rae said in an emailed statement. "I have flown a very long way only to be told the door is firmly shut."

[Bobrae.ca [11]]

Following is a Recent op-ed by Bob Rae MP:

If there is no magnanimity in victory, there is no victory
An article by MP Bob Rae, Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic

We are told that celebrations have broken out in the Sinhala community in Colombo. That is understandable, but it should be a celebration marked with sadness as well. "The war is over", the crowds will shout. But there is a difference between a war ended by agreement and a war ended by death and destruction.

The tens of thousands of deaths, towns and villages destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people made homeless in this long conflict have not, until recently, dominated the airwaves and televisions of the Western world. Seven years ago there was a window in this terrible tragedy, a ceasefire brokered by Norway in the wake of unprecedented bombings in the South and a dramatic toughening of world opinion after 9/11. As Chairman of the Forum of Federations, I attended most of the negotiating sessions of the so-called peace talks, and met with the leaders of government, opposition, civil society and the LTTE, known as the Tamil Tigers. I have been back many times since. I think of the possibilities of peace in the years after 2000 and I weep at the lost opportunity, the lost lives. So many dead now that were once alive, debating the possibilities and prospects for peace.

It is impossible to say anything about what is happening without enraging opinion on both sides. But some things must be said. The Sinhala community - the majority population - took power after the departure of the British in 1949 and over a long period made a series of disastrous decisions: imposing their language and religion (Buddhism) as the only official expression of the country, limiting access to universities and the civil service by the Tamil community, and refusing to broaden the country's politics to allow an effective expression of Tamil opinion. Repeated attempts by moderate Tamils to effect change were met by a stone wall of resistance. What had been a parliamentary issue turned violent in the 1970's, with the Tamil Tigers emerging as the most powerful guerrilla force after that time. The Tigers were ruthless at killing their opponents and insisting that they and they alone would represent the Tamil people. Their goal was an independent Tamil state in the north and northeast controlled by the Tamil Tigers.

We are always looking for "good guys and bad guys" in a dispute. The Sri Lankan government, for example, insists that the only way to understand what is happening is that the Tigers are thugs and terrorists and so have to be eliminated. The Tigers and their apologists will point to the evil of a corrupt government that they say wants to eliminate the Tamils entirely.

The Tigers are ruthless and have never made the transition from a guerrilla army to a democratic force. They use suicide bombers against civilians and recruit children into their army. But their support around the world is partly based on the sense of the Tamil people that they have never been able to find justice inside a failed state. The Tigers appear as the only public voice for the many grievances of the Tamil population inside Sri Lanka. That does not justify or excuse suicide bombings and the recruitment of children. But it does mean that the narrative of "they're terrorists and that explains everything" is simply inadequate.

The collapse of the peace talks in 2003, the tsunami, the escalation of killings and assassinations, and the official termination of the ceasefire by the government in 2008 meant that the advocates of a "military solution" on both sides won out. In recent months, we witnessed an escalation of the violence as the Sri Lankan government defeated their opponents once and for all. Hundreds of thousands have been affected by this conflict, with thousands still remaining in internal displacement camps at the hands of their Sri Lankan adversaries. While the fighting seems to have stopped for now, the hard work only begins.

The north of the country has been devastated by this war - there will be no pictures on state controlled television of the dead and wounded, the villages destroyed and the lives shattered. I can remember some years ago a senior government official expressing shock at the physical destruction in and around Jaffna when he paid a visit after the ceasefire. "I had no idea it was that bad". I expressed deep surprise that he didn't know, the hospitals and schools destroyed, the homes wiped out, the sheer scale of the physical destruction. The same holds true today.

These hundreds of thousands are not terrorists. The world cannot stand by and do nothing while they attempt to rebuild their lives. The international community can't allow the Sri Lankan government to say "it's an internal matter" and stay away. Nor can Canada, with its long history of engagement in this issue and it hosting the largest population of Tamils outside of South Asia, stay silent any longer. Political accommodation and reconciliation must emerge if this conflict is to be resolved. The Tamil community of Sri Lanka cannot be ignored, but must be brought into the fold if the Sri Lanka has any chance of securing long term peace and stability.

The many and widely attended demonstrations over the past several weeks throughout the world have proven just how powerful these grievances remain in the Tamil community both within and outside Sri Lanka. A military victory is not enough.

If there is no magnanimity in victory, there is no victory. I shall go back to the Vanni, because the effort must still be made. But it is hard not to cry at what has been lost, how much life has been destroyed. And what must still be done to bring justice to the peace that is being proclaimed so loudly.

MP Bob Rae is Liberal Party of Canada's Foreign Affairs critic

Submitted by thirusuj on June 10, 2009 - 9:56am.

CSIS beefs up screening for Tamil Tigers

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/csis-beefs-up-screening-for-tamil-tigers/article1175622/

Submitted by thirusuj on June 10, 2009 - 11:24am.

'Sri Lanka is afraid of dialogue'
Bob Rae issues statement after entry denied to Sri Lanka
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/648448

Submitted by thirusuj on June 11, 2009 - 11:51am.

Tories express 'displeasure' with Sri Lanka
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/06/10/9756476-sun.html

How do you feel about Bob Rae's ejection from Sri Lanka?
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Comment/2009/06/10/9756176.php [15]

Submitted by thirusuj on June 15, 2009 - 11:54am.

Sri Lanka Initiative - Applications for Family Class Members and Dependants of in-Canada Permanent Residence Applicants Affected by the Current Humanitarian Situation

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2009/ob119.asp

Submitted by thirusuj on June 29, 2009 - 10:21am.

On June 17, the UTM Student Union (UTMSU) made a donation of $1,000 to Angela Regnier, the executive director of the University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU). Reignier, who is not a student but full-time staff, was one of three protesters arrested on charges of mischief interference with property last month during a Tamil protest that occupied the Gardiner Expressway for six hours.

UTMSU pays legal fees
http://mediumonline.ca/?p=2527

Submitted by thirusuj on June 30, 2009 - 2:01pm.

Should students pay the legal fees of Tamil protester?
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/06/28/should-students-pay-the-legal-fees-of-tamil-protester/

Submitted by thirusuj on July 15, 2009 - 10:33am.

Donors roll up sleeves for blood drive
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/07/14/10132831.html#/news/torontoandgta/2009/07/15/pf-10135986.html

Submitted by thirusuj on July 21, 2009 - 9:18am.

Canada a key source of Tamil Tiger funding
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1810040

Submitted by thirusuj on July 25, 2009 - 10:59am.

National Post Vs The Liberal Party

Sri Lankan blood on Liberal hands
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=1814520

Stop searching for scapegoats in Sri Lanka
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1826906&p=1 [22]

Submitted by thirusuj on July 27, 2009 - 9:32am.

Mischief charge withdrawn for UTSU Executive Director Angela Regnier
http://www.utsu.ca/?section_id=1&content_id=893

Submitted by thirusuj on August 10, 2009 - 10:43am.

Solidarity Is Not A Criminal Offence! - Angela Regnier (Page 10 and 11)

http://issuu.com/ryerson-free-press/docs/rfp_august_2009

Submitted by NDPP on August 10, 2009 - 10:31pm.

Thanks for this continuing chronicle. Excellent piece also on the stolen scrolls exhibit at the ROM:

"the Dead Sea Scrolls which were discovered between 1947 and 1956 were illegally seized by Israel during the Six Day War in 1967. Despite unanswered questions about the legality of the exhibit, the ROM has refused to address the protesters' concerns.."

Submitted by thirusuj on August 20, 2009 - 10:01am.

NDP: Canada must join EU & UN human rights efforts in Sri Lanka
http://www.ndp.ca/press/canada-must-join-eu-un-human-rights-efforts-in-sri-lanka

Submitted by thirusuj on August 26, 2009 - 10:52am.

WARNING.........These scenes are very graphic.........

Is this evidence of Sri Lankan 'war crimes'? Filmed extrajudicial killing of Tamils

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1184614595?bctid=35256686001

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/asia_pacific/is+this+evidence+of+sri+lankan+aposwar+crimesapos/3321087 [28]

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5817545?fr=yvmtf [29]

Submitted by thirusuj on September 2, 2009 - 2:35pm.

We're here. We're Tamil. Get used to it.

http://www.torontolife.com/features/were-here-were-tamil-get-used-it/

Submitted by thirusuj on September 22, 2009 - 9:25am.

CBC Radio MP3: Sri Lanka UN Ambassador Palitha Kohona on expelling UN officials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdk0Cagi1X8

CBC Radio Show Program Logs (2009/09/17)

http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090917.shtml [32]

Submitted by thirusuj on September 23, 2009 - 10:02am.

Haunted by a genocide Canada ignored
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/699515

Submitted by LowC on September 26, 2009 - 2:54pm.

only read last link so far but it's sad that they have to argument that OMG white ppl could be affected too in their "soft, comfortable lives" for them to give 1/2 a shit.

Then again I aint even surprised. I look at it like shit like this will keep happeneing till we can unite and do shit here in the west because shit is always linked bacc to here if you far bacc enough like colonisation times even.

I'm looking at shit now like "time Is life". Time as in time I got here during that time millions of my ppl around the world are dieing and most of it is prevetable and intentional of the west's part so gotta keep on the grind and in the end try and be able to do something.

What that something is? When I figure it out I'll tell you.

Submitted by oldgoat on September 26, 2009 - 4:22pm.

LowC, when you've been suspended under one account, you're not supposed to register and post under another.

On the other hand, I understand things may have been left a bit undetermined with you. I'm closing the LowC account and we'll get back.

Submitted by thirusuj on October 16, 2009 - 3:09pm.

Canadian Conservative MPs Denied Visa to Sri Lanka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHOU0y2sZIg

http://chrv.ca/news/?p=65 [37]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 20, 2009 - 10:52am.

Unknown ship seized by RCMP in Canadian waters
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/711921--unknown-ship-seized-by-rcmp-in-canadian-waters

Canada checks boat migrants' case
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8314304.stm [39]

Would-be migrants from seized ship sent to Vancouver
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/712115--would-be-migrants-from-seized-ship-sent-to-vancouver [40]

Migrants said to be Tamils
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/712215--migrants-said-to-be-tamils [41]

Tamil Canadians to offer seized migrants legal help
http://www.france24.com/en/node/4904474 [42]

Former Tamil castaways build new lives here
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-tamil-castaways-build-new-lives-here/article1330112/ [43]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 20, 2009 - 2:33pm.

Canada to take hard line with would-be migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-to-take-hard-line-with-would-be-migrants/article1330110/

Canada now part of smuggling pipeline

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-now-part-of-smuggling-pipeline/article1330284/ [45]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 21, 2009 - 10:45am.

Canada: Board retains two migrants out of fear they wouldn't reappear
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Immigration+board+detains+migrants+fear+they+wouldn+reappear/2125254/story.html#

Canada: GRANT TAMIL REFUGEES FAIR, DUE PROCESS - NEW DEMOCRATS

http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=64&id=5818 [47]

Canada: Sri Lankan migrants reach out to Canadian Tamils
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/sri-lankan-migrants-reach-out-to-canadian-tamils/article1331599/ [48]

Canada: Treat Tamil asylum seekers by the book
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Treat+Tamil+asylum+seekers+book/2127076/story.html [49]#

Canada: Close the camps in Sri Lanka
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/712604--close-the-camps-in-sri-lanka [50]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 22, 2009 - 11:46am.

How Canada can prevent human smuggling
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+prevent+human+smuggling/2127384/story.html

Canada: Don't treat Ocean Lady passengers as criminals: watchdog group
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Media/2009/10/19/OceanLady/ [52]

Canada: Hearings begin for migrants arrested off Canada
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gg94PVLI4CQkQ8XjCcTIF0G1V3iw [53]

Canada: RCMP works with Sri Lanka to ID Tamil migrants
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/20/bc-ship-migrants-sri-lankan-tamils.html?ref=rss [54]

Canada: Sri Lankan migrants suffered gruelling journey
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sri-lankan-migrants-suffered-gruelling-journey/article1333357/ [55]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 23, 2009 - 10:44am.

European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2009 on Sri Lanka
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2009-0061+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN

UNCLASSIFED US Department of State Report to Congress on Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka (2009)http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/131025.pdf [57]

Sri Lanka blasts US report on human rights abuses
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/22/sri-lanka-state-department-report [58]

HRW: US War Crimes Report Details Extensive Abuses in Sri Lanka
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/10/22/sri-lanka-us-war-crimes-report-details-extensive-abuses [59]

Canada: We Must Protect the Rights of Refugees - Office of Alexandra Mendès, M.P.
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=64&id=5820 [60]

Canada: Men aboard migrant ship may get hearing today
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091020/immigrants_091020/20091020?hub=Canada [61]

Canada: Tamil migrants are legitimate refugees: lawyer
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/10/22/bc-tamil-ship-migrants-vancouver-refugee-claims.html?ref=rss [62]

Canada: Ship of fleeing Tamils stir fears of hidden Tigers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/ship-of-fleeing-tamils-stir-fears-of-hidden-tigers/article1334883/ [63]

Canada: Migrant's arrival relieves Canadian relatives
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/migrants-arrival-relieves-canadian-relatives/article1334884/ [64]

Submitted by NDPP on October 25, 2009 - 10:32am.

Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=15667

"The support and positions of various foreign government in regards to the diabolic fighting between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan military, which cost the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, says a great deal about the geo-strategic interests of these foreign governments.."

Submitted by thirusuj on October 26, 2009 - 10:53am.

Canada: Keeping peace locked up
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/715592

Canada: Man from migrant ship ordered released
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/man-from-migrant-ship-ordered-released/article1336965/ [67]

Canada: Canadian Tamil community in crisis
http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/3511/849/ [68]#

Submitted by thirusuj on October 27, 2009 - 10:21am.

Canada: Let's get a grip and let the refugee process unfold
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/grip+refugee+process+unfold/2145394/story.html

Canada: Sri Lankan asylum-seekers plead for release from detention
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lankan+asylum+seekers+plead+release+from+detention/2149685/story.html [70]

Audio: Dr Brian Senewiratne and the Sri Lankan crisis
http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/10/dr-brian-senewiratne-and-the-sri-lankan-crisis.html?program=612_evenings [71]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 28, 2009 - 12:01pm.

Boot Tigers, but migrants deserve a hearing
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Boot+Tigers+migrants+deserve+hearing/2149410/story.html

Advocates call for release of Sri Lankan immigrants
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Advocates+call+release+Lankan+immigrants/2143040/story.html [73]

Submitted by thirusuj on October 29, 2009 - 10:49am.

Canada: CIDA, P.E.I. company in legal fight over tsunami aid
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2009/10/28/pei-tsunami-aid-lawsuit-584.html

Canada: Flee First, Ask Questions Later
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/613-flee-first-ask-questions-later [75]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 1, 2009 - 12:47pm.

Video: Spectator video captures SL Police, SLA kill mentally ill Tamil youth
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30533

Submitted by thirusuj on November 3, 2009 - 11:29am.

Canada: Sri Lanka wants access to men on migrant ship
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Lanka+wants+access+migrant+ship/2173967/story.html

Canada: Explosive residue on migrants' clothing
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/02/bc-tamil-migrants-hearing.html [78]

Canada: Trace explosives found on Tamils' ship, clothing, affidavits say
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/trace-explosives-found-on-tamils-ship-clothing-affidavits-say/article1349033/ [79]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 4, 2009 - 11:55am.

Canada: Tamil Tigers look to regroup in Canada: expert
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/03/bc-tamil-migrants-gunaratna.html

Whenever a comment has been needed about al-Qaeda or terrorism, Rohan Gunaratna has been there to supply it. Who is he? Gary Hughes reports. (An Article from July 20, 2003 about whom the CBC/Canadian Government consider an expert)
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/20/1058545648013.html [81]

Canada: Political pawns or possible terrorists?
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091103/bc_migrant_debate_091103/20091103/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome [82]

Canada: Tamil migrant held over possible ties to terror group
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tamil-migrant-held-over-possible-ties-to-terror-group/article1350480/ [83]

Submitted by canuquetoo on November 4, 2009 - 9:25pm.

thirusuj wrote:

We're here. We're Tamil. Get used to it.

http://www.torontolife.com/features/were-here-were-tamil-get-used-it/

No problem but "We're here. We're Tiger. Get used to it", not so much. Not so much as in zero,zip, zilch.

Submitted by thirusuj on November 5, 2009 - 11:14am.

Canada: Our refugee system does not need Prof.Gunaratna

http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=5&id=5826

Submitted by thirusuj on November 5, 2009 - 11:20am.

canuquetoo wrote:

No problem but "We're here. We're Tiger. Get used to it", not so much. Not so much as in zero,zip, zilch.

What defines an individual to be a tiger?

Submitted by RevolutionPlease on November 6, 2009 - 12:25am.

I appreciate the updates thirusuj. I wouldn't bother responding to comments like that.

Submitted by thirusuj on November 6, 2009 - 4:29pm.

Canada: Two Tamil migrants named as 'terrorists'
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/05/bc-tamil-migrants-hearing-smeets.html

Canada: Lawyers for B.C. migrants challenge expert's allegations
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lawyers-for-bc-migrants-challenge-experts-allegations/article1353185/ [89]

RevolutionPlease,

Thanks!

Submitted by thirusuj on November 9, 2009 - 11:13am.

Australia: Finally, the real Alex steps forward
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/finally-the-real-alex-steps-forward/story-e6frg6n6-1225795570337

Submitted by thirusuj on November 10, 2009 - 11:45am.

Australia: Brother speaks up for 'Alex'

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/brother-speaks-up-for-alex/story-e6frgczf-1225796287303

Submitted by thirusuj on November 11, 2009 - 12:50pm.

Canada: People smugglers are watching Canada
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/723396#article

Submitted by thirusuj on November 12, 2009 - 10:46am.

Canada: Expert claims migrants are Tamil Tigers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/expert-claims-migrants-are-tamil-tigers/article1360153/

Submitted by thirusuj on November 16, 2009 - 2:12pm.

Speak out about crisis in Sri Lanka
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/725670

Canada: An interview with Toronto-Tamil Magesh Ananth

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282109 [95]

Canada: Trail of tears: Sri Lanka's civil war, told through poetry
http://thevarsity.ca/articles/22813 [96]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 19, 2009 - 2:49pm.

Canada: Tamils recall tortured past
http://www.excal.on.ca/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7689

Submitted by thirusuj on November 20, 2009 - 11:26am.

Canada: Terrorism expert denies ties to Sri Lanka

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/terrorism-expert-denies-ties-to-sri-lanka/article1370841/

Canada: Lawyers for Sri Lankan migrants grill terrorism expert
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lawyers-for-sri-lankan-migrants-grill-terrorism-expert/article1370730/ [99]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 23, 2009 - 2:27pm.

Canada: Tamils rally for war refugees
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/729174--tamils-rally-for-war-refugees

Canadians speak out against humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/johnbon/2009/11/canadians-speak-out-against-humanitarian-crisis-sri-lanka [101]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 24, 2009 - 12:42pm.

Canada: Traces of explosives potential danger to Tamils' case

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/traces-of-explosives-potential-danger-to-tamils-case/article1375134/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29

Cohn: Long arm of Sri Lanka's Toronto envoy
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/729740 [103]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 25, 2009 - 11:27am.

Canada: Three more traces of explosives found on Tamils' ship
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/three-more-traces-of-explosives-found-on-tamils-ship/article1374643/

Canada: Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/11/24/tamil-referendum.html [105]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 26, 2009 - 4:08pm.

Canada: Video: The Agenda with Steve Paikin - The Interview: Bandula Jayasekara
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779659&ts=2009-11-24%2020:00:00.0

Canada: Blog: The Agenda with Steve Paikin - Sri Lanka's Domestic Politics: Camp Closures and the Coming Election
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=3&action=blog&subaction=viewpost&blog_id=323&post_id=11448 [107]

GTA students protest Tamil camps in Sri Lanka
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091125/091126_tamil_protest/20091125/?hub=CP24Home [108]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 27, 2009 - 12:43pm.

Canada: Canada won't support Sri Lankan bid
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-wont-support-sri-lankan-bid/article1379837/

Canada: Canada opposes Sri Lanka's bid to host Commonwealth
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/731657--canada-opposes-sri-lanka-s-bid-to-host-commonwealth [110]

Canada: Champion of Tamil Tigers booted out of Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/champion-of-tamil-tigers-booted-out-of-canada/article1379419/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29 [111]

Submitted by thirusuj on November 30, 2009 - 11:25am.

Canada: Arson suspected in Toronto Buddhist temple fire
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/11/27/buddhist-temple-fire-deliberate439.html

Canada: Scarborough students, local rally protest situation in Sri Lanka

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/218001--scarborough-students-local-rally-protest-situation-in-sri-lanka [113]

Canada: Toronto-area Tamils observe 'Martyrs Day'
http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/GAM.20091128.TIGERS28GTAART2214/TPStory/TPComment [114]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 1, 2009 - 10:36am.

Australia: End Tamil boat sit-in, pleads mother of `Alex'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/end-tamil-boat-sit-in-pleads-mother-of-alex/story-e6frg6nf-1225805928615

Canada: Authorities eye aid from Tamil Tigers to identify migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/authorities-eye-aid-from-tamil-tigers-to-identify-migrants/article1383439/ [116]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 8, 2009 - 11:19am.

York University Free Press: Sexual Violence and Sri Lankan State Sovereignty (Page 12)
http://issuu.com/yufreepress/docs/yufp_vol_2__issue_2?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fsoftdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

Canada: Migrant links to Tamil Tigers ruled ‘probable'
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/migrant-links-to-tamil-tigers-ruled-probable/article1392190/ [118]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 8, 2009 - 1:12pm.

VIDEO FROM 1984: The Hidden Conflict
http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&brand=ninemsn&tab=m163&from=39&vid=980D486C-1FD1-483F-96B0-662A8E5FA8BD&playlist=videoByTag:mk:en-AU:vs:0:tag:AUnews_AU60minutes:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8A

Submitted by thirusuj on December 11, 2009 - 11:45am.

Canada: Second Tamil migrant ordered released
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/second-tamil-migrant-ordered-released/article1396497/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29

Submitted by thirusuj on December 14, 2009 - 12:30pm.

Canada: Tamil migrant still in custody despite order
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/12/10/bc-tamil-migrant-ordered-released.html

Canadian Tamils hit the polls on December 19
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=563&id=5837 [122]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 17, 2009 - 12:41pm.

Referendum to speak for themselves - paper
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30819

Canadian: Tamils prepare for referendum vote on independence

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/244865--canadian-tamils-prepare-for-referendum-vote-on-independence [124]

Canadian Tamils hit the polls on Dec. 19
http://digitaljournal.com/article/283886 [125]

Yes or no to Tamil Eelam, referendum in Canada on Saturday
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30811 [126]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 18, 2009 - 11:34am.

Australia: Viking Tamils given special treatment, Indonesian and Canadian officials say
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/viking-tamils-given-special-treatment-indonesian-and-canadian-officials-say/story-e6frg6nf-1225811889126

Canada: Australia asks Canada to take in Tamil refugees
http://www.canada.com/life/Australia+asks+Canada+take+Tamil+refugees/2353445/story.html [128]

Canada: Ottawa fights order to free five more Tamil migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-fights-order-to-free-five-more-tamil-migrants/article1404821/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29 [129]

Submitted by G. Muffin on December 18, 2009 - 12:45pm.

Tiger Woods?

I've got nothing to say on the Tamil situation.

As you were.

Submitted by thirusuj on December 21, 2009 - 12:27pm.

Canada: Tamil Nadu leaders wish well for referendum in Canada

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30835

Canada: Ballots trump bullets in latest bid for Tamils' independence

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/ballots-trump-bullets-in-latest-bid-for-tamils-independence/article1406350/ [132]

Canada: 99.8 percent say yes to Tamil Eelam in Canada referendum
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=30845 [133]

Canada: Referendum calls for independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/741114--tamil-event-calls-for-sri-lankan-homeland [134]

Canada: Resounding 99.8 % of the Canadian Tamil Vote Mandates Independent Tamil State
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/20/c4761.html [135]

Canada: Tamils in Canada vote for independent homeland in Sri Lanka
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2009/1220/Tamils-in-Canada-vote-for-independent-homeland-in-Sri-Lanka [136]

Canada: Tamil-Canadians vote for independent state in Sri Lanka
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/20/tamil-sri-lanka-referendum464.html?ref=rss [137]

Canada: Tamils vote on support for state within Sri Lanka
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091219/tamil_vote_091219/20091219/?hub=TorontoNewHome [138]

Canada: Refugees look to Canada
http://www.theage.com.au/national/refugees-look-to-canada-20091220-l7ll.html [139]

Canada: Government seeks closed-door hearings in 11 Tamil refugee cases on West Coast
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/Canada/article/401610--government-seeks-closed-door-hearings-in-11-tamil-refugee-cases-on-west-coast [140]

Canada: Ottawa seeks secrecy in Tamil migrant case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-seeks-secrecy-in-tamil-migrant-case/article1406347/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29 [141]

Submitted by thirusuj on December 22, 2009 - 11:07am.

Canada: Liberals release policy statement on current situation in Sri Lanka

http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/17136_liberals-release-policy-statement-on-current-situation-in-sri-lanka

Submitted by G. Muffin on December 23, 2009 - 12:19am.

thirusuj wrote:

Canada: Liberals release policy statement on current situation in Sri Lanka

http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/17136_liberals-release-policy-statement-on-current-situation-in-sri-lanka

I'm sorry, thirusuj. Can you just boil it down for me? I'm not up to reading much at the moment.

Submitted by thirusuj on December 24, 2009 - 12:05pm.

G. Pie wrote:

thirusuj wrote:

Canada: Liberals release policy statement on current situation in Sri Lanka

http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/17136_liberals-release-policy-statement-on-current-situation-in-sri-lanka

I'm sorry, thirusuj. Can you just boil it down for me? I'm not up to reading much at the moment.

There is nothing new to the policy. It is the same policy based on the same stand. Bob Rae is still acting ignorant given his knowledge on this issue. They just released one to show to the Tamil community that they are still concerned about the Tamils...a stunt for vote in my view....

Submitted by thirusuj on December 24, 2009 - 12:06pm.

Canada: Tamil migrants to be released
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tamil-migrants-to-be-released/article1411068/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29

Submitted by thirusuj on January 3, 2010 - 11:30pm.

Canada: More Tamil migrants set for release
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/12/24/bc-sri-lanka-migrants-release.html

Canada: Tamils held in B.C. to be released, lawyer says
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/742874--tamils-held-in-b-c-to-be-released-lawyer-says [147]

Canada: Four more Tamils cleared for release
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/four-more-tamils-cleared-for-release/article1414599/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29 [148]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 4, 2010 - 11:52am.

Canada: Send bills to Tamils
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Send+bills+Tamils/2381817/story.html

Canada: Talking the beat: Toronto Police Chief and the Tamils
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/talking-the-beat/article1413078/ [150]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 5, 2010 - 11:43am.

Canada: Tamil migrant routinely threatened in homeland, he reports
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tamil-migrant-routinely-threatened-in-homeland-he-reports/article1418944/

Submitted by thirusuj on January 6, 2010 - 11:29am.

Canada: Fate of Tamils being decided in closed hearings
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fate-of-tamils-being-decided-in-closed-hearings/article1420292/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29

Submitted by thirusuj on January 8, 2010 - 11:36am.

Canada: Sri Lankan detained despite release order; Government suspects man is member of Tamil Tigers, a terrorist organization
http://www.kelowna.com/2010/01/08/sri-lankan-detained-despite-release-order-government-suspects-man-is-member-of-tamil-tigers-a-terrorist-organization/

Submitted by thirusuj on January 11, 2010 - 11:46am.

Canadians to be sentenced for trying to buy missiles
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/11/tamil-tigers-fbi-sting.html

Two Tamil-Canadians face sentencing in New York
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/749125--two-tamil-canadians-face-sentencing-in-new-york [155]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 12, 2010 - 12:01pm.

Canada: Canadian backers of Tigers may get longer penalties

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/11/tamil-tigers-fbi-sting.html?ref=rss

Canada: Sentencing delayed for Tamil-Canadians
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2256996 [157]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 13, 2010 - 11:32am.

Canada to assist election monitoring for Presidential Polls
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=12208

Sentencing of 2 Tamil-Canadians held over
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/01/12/12435821.html [159]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 15, 2010 - 12:13pm.

Canada government greets Canadian Tamils on Pongal Day
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30999

Canada: Remaining Tamil migrants to be freed
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/01/14/bc-tamil-migrants-release-cbsa.html [161]

Canada: Government drops secret detention hearings for migrant Tamils

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/government-drops-secret-detention-hearings-for-migrant-tamils/article1431750/ [162]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 25, 2010 - 1:41pm.

Canada: 2 Tamil Tiger backers sentenced to US prison
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35020728/ns/us_news/

Submitted by G. Muffin on January 25, 2010 - 6:43pm.

Thirusuj, could you comment on these stories for those of us who haven't been following the Tamil Tiger saga?

Submitted by thirusuj on January 26, 2010 - 12:43pm.

Muffin,

Are you talking about the Tamils issue in relation to Canada or the whole issue?

You can also follow the entire story on the "Sri Lankan VII" thread and the previous thread has good discussions, many articles and sources.

Sri Lanka VII

http://rabble.ca/babble/international-news-and-politics/sri-lanka-vii

Cohn: Twist of fate for Tamils
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/755722--cohn-twist-of-fate-for-tamils [166]

Canadian-Tamils sentenced in U.S. terror case
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/01/25/12607126.html [167]

Tamil-Canadians get 25 years in U.S. terror trial
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/25/us-tamil-canadians-sentence-100125.html [168]

Two Canadians sentenced in Tamil missile-buying case
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE60O5KO20100125 [169]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 27, 2010 - 12:23pm.

Australia and Canada: Two Aussies detained for visiting asylum seeker boat
http://www.smh.com.au/world/two-aussies-detained-for-visiting-asylum-seeker-boat-20100127-mwlo.html

Australia and Canada: Refugee activists detained in Indonesia
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/6725246/refugee-activists-released-in-indonesia/ [171]

Australia and Canada: Refugee Supporters Call For Release Of Advocates
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1001/S00584.htm [172]

Submitted by thirusuj on January 28, 2010 - 12:52am.

January 27th, 2010
For Immediate Release

Three Refugee Advocates Detained by Indonesian Authorities for more than 11 hours

(Merak, Indonesia) - Tuesday afternoon three refugee advocates - Jessica Chandrashekar from Canada, Sara Nathan and Pamela Curr from Australia were detained by Indonesian authorities. After 11 hours the three individuals were released overnight but were taken in for questioning again today and still have not been released.
Ian Rintoul of the Refugee Action Coalition said the three were in Indonesia to meet with Indonesian officials and arrange humanitarian supplies for the 254 Tamil refugees. 'We are extremely concerned for their welfare and are demanding their immediate release,' Mr Rintoul said. 'Sara, Pamela and Jessica have done nothing wrong. They were in Merak because of their concern for the welfare of the people on the boat. The conditions on the boat are deteriorating day by day, and there is an urgent need for humanitarian supplies. They represent the international concern among refugee supporters and the Tamil community for the plight of the Tamil refugees at Merak.'

The asylum seekers, who have been living on a boat for over 100 days, are under threat of deportation back to Sri Lanka. One asylum seeker has died from having been denied medical care. Another person is in need of immediate medical attention for injuries sustained during the war. There are 31 children on the boat and one pregnant woman. All of the asylum seekers are suffering from lack of food and medicine and the denial of medical attention.

The boat Australia bound was intercepted by Indonesian Navy upon Australia's request. Australia, as a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, has a responsibility to protect these refugees. Human rights advocates around the world are condemning Australia and Indonesia for stalling the refugee boat for the past four months.

Through community outreach and media campaigns, Canadian HART seeks to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against the Tamil minority population in Sri Lanka. Working in collaboration with labour unions, student groups, faith-based organizations and community organizations, Canadian HART aims to draw Canadian and international attention to the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka and to push for an international presence and monitoring of the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.

For more information contact Canadian HART at (647) 836-6858.

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Refugee activists detained in Indonesia
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/refugee-activists-d...

Submitted by thirusuj on January 28, 2010 - 12:51pm.

Australians, Canadian held on human trafficking allegations
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/28/australians-canadian-held-human-trafficking-allegations.html

Canada & Australia: Australians, Canadian refugee advocates detained in Indonesian port
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201001/s2803714.htm [175]

Canada & Australia: Aussie activists to be deported
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/aussie-activists-to-be-deported-20100128-n1zh.html [176]

Canada & Australia: Indonesia says Aussie activists trespassed
http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-5122437/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hYmMubmV0LmF1L25ld3Mvc3Rvcmllcy8yMDEwLzAxLzI4LzI4MDQyMzkuaHRt [177]

Canada: Resignation greets sentencing of Tamil men
http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/756749--resignation-greets-sentencing-of-tamil-men [178]

Canada: Eezham artist presents heritage as everybody's property
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31073 [179]

Submitted by thirusuj on February 1, 2010 - 1:21pm.

Canadian activist deported from Indonesia
http://thevarsity.ca/articles/25660

Submitted by thirusuj on February 2, 2010 - 12:04pm.

Australia and Canada: Indonesia detains foreign refugee advocates
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/824/42378

Australia and Canada: Deported refugee advocate swears off Indonesia
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/deported-refugee-advocate-swears-off-indonesia/story-e6frf7mx-1225824930177 [182]

Submitted by thirusuj on February 3, 2010 - 12:57pm.

Canadian HC opens visa application centre
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=12509

Submitted by thirusuj on February 5, 2010 - 12:09pm.

Canada: Sri Lankan teen escapes immigration bureaucracy
http://www.canadianchristianity.com/nationalupdates/100203srilankan.html

Submitted by thirusuj on February 10, 2010 - 11:54am.

Canada Ambassador opens Heart Treatment Complex in Jaffna

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31172

Canada: International countries should urge Sri Lanka to reveal proposal to solve ethnic issue

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31174 [186]

Submitted by thirusuj on February 11, 2010 - 11:57am.

Canada: Release Fonseka, establish democracy: Layton
http://www.ndp.ca/press/release-fonseka-establish-democracy-layton

Canadian Tamil film wins award in Norway festival
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31181 [188]

Submitted by thirusuj on February 22, 2010 - 2:20pm.

Canada; Tamil newspaper vandalized after publisher warned of trouble
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tamil-newspaper-vandalized-after-publisher-warned-of-trouble/article1476667/

Canada: Tamil newspaper's Scarborough office attacked
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/769117--tamil-newspaper-s-scarborough-office-attacked?bn=1 [190]

Aftershocks of a civil war
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/19/f-sri-lanka-unrest.html [191]

Toronto's G20: The summit of all fears
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/torontos-g20-the-summit-of-all-fears/article1474992/ [192]

Submitted by thirusuj on February 24, 2010 - 12:29pm.

ICG: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora after the LTTE
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6545&l=1

ICG: Full Report - The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora after the LTTE
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/186_the_sri_lankan_tamil_diaspora_after_the_ltte.pdf [194]

Submitted by thirusuj on April 19, 2010 - 1:40pm.

Canada: Rohan Gunaratna, Professor Terror
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/rohan-gunaratna-pro...

Canada: The Tamil boat mystery
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/the-tamil-boat-myst [196]...

Canada: Toronto's Tamil Community receives recognition and support from Corporate Sector at Tamils' Chamber Awards Gala at Fairmont Royal York
http://www.monsoonjournal.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=182 [197]

Submitted by thirusuj on April 29, 2010 - 10:41am.

Cannada: Toronto Tamils vote on transnational government to gain voice
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/801993--toronto-tamils-vote-on-t...

Submitted by thirusuj on May 3, 2010 - 10:59am.

Diaspora goes to poll to structure Transnational Government
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31652

Canada: Thousands of Tamils turn out to "transnational" election
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/803611--thousands-of-tamils-turn... [200]

Canada: Tamils' transnational elections ‘an experiment in democracy'
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tamils-transnational-electi... [201]

Canada: Thousands of Tamil Canadians vote for ‘government'
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/thousands-of-tamil-... [202]

Submitted by thirusuj on May 6, 2010 - 1:33pm.

Canada: Accused terrorism-financer expected to plead guilty in Vancouver court
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Accused+terrorism+financer+expected+ple...

Submitted by thirusuj on May 11, 2010 - 10:04am.

Canada: Tamil Tiger case puts spotlight on laws against financing terrorism
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tamil-tige...

Submitted by remind on May 11, 2010 - 1:15pm.

started an new thread over here