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Federal Court slams government interference in Galloway ban

Then U.K. MP George Galloway speaks to the media at Trafalgar Square, London. Photo: Tristam Sparks/Flickr

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Monday, September 27, 2010

Toronto -- Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley issued a 60-page ruling today that slams the federal government for attempting to ban former British MP George Galloway from entering Canada. The ruling vindicates Galloway and his Canadian supporters who argued that Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney made a political decision to try to keep Galloway out of Canada, not one based on national security claims.

According to Justice Mosley, "the main reason why the respondents [the Federal government] sought to prevent Mr. Galloway from entering Canada was that they disagreed with his political views."

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George Galloway speaks to rabble.ca

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British MP George Galloway was banned from entry to Canada in March 2009. Galloway and supporters have taken Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, to court in an attempt to overturn the ban. Canadian Federal Court heard the case this week in Toronto. On Wednesday, April 28, Galloway set aside some time from campaigning in the UK elections to speak to rabble editor Cathryn Atkinson.

Cathryn Atkinson: How are you feeling about the hearing?

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National security claim rejected by judge in bid to redact Galloway emails

British MP George Galloway speaking in Trafalgar Square, London. Photo: Charlie Thompson

The following is the second of two articles looking into the curious case of the banning of British socialist MP George Galloway from Canada in March 2009.

Last winter saw a mad scramble by the legal team representing the Government of Canada in the George Galloway banning case -- the lawyers were trying to regain control over something precious that had been accidently sent to their opponents.

Galloway and his supporters launched a court action against the government when he was barred from entering Canada in March 2009 after being invited to give four lectures in Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa and Montreal. The aim was to overturn the ban.

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Court documents put spotlight on minister in banning of British MP

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Part One, plus link to Part Two: U.K. MP George Galloway vs. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. The Galloway ban hearing has been postponed until Wednesday.

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British MP George Galloway in 2007. Photo by David Hunt.

The following is the first of two articles looking into the curious case of the banning of British socialist MP George Galloway from Canada in March 2009.

The controversy behind the Canadian banning of outspoken British anti-war MP George Galloway is set to deepen -- with potentially damaging implications for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, and others.

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