Galloway is a mutton head. He can spout all the rubbish he wants. Instead of visiting Canada he should go to Afghanistan where the Taliban are reportedly going to behead a Canadian woman.
If he wants to do something useful go save somebody.
But wait...all cultures are equal, except the ones that have a demonstrably pathological bent.
Convert to Islam or not the Taliban will still behead you.
Nice to see that these characters are equal opportunity killers. Everybody gets the same treatment, death.
Not letting him in isnt a free speech issue, it is about national soveriegnty and th absolute right of a county to decide who is allowed in.
He was named and admonished in the oil for food scandal. That on its own is enough to prevent him from coming in, he was enaging in illegal activity.
As for national security, yes a good argument can be made that he provides aid and comfort to the enemy. That being said once he was in the country, if he got in ther eis no need to shut him down. He is a blowhard in the best British tradition. I dont see Jack Layton and MI asking for their 20 minutes this potentially "visiting dignitary".
No ill effects here with the link. Galloway can spout his BS from anywhere in the world and be seen or read. That's free speech. He doesn't have to show up here in person to do it.
Hahaha, never happen, too Catholic. And hey, I thought we were all free speechers here?
Let Galloway come and debate, surely we can find a worthy opponent to put up a fight? Kenny let a huge Tamil Terrorist rally right on Parliament Hill slide, he can let George Galloway come give a speech or two, which in any event will likely be no more inflammatory than a million Matthew Goods right here in Canada who are arguably more sympathetic to the Taliban.
To preach the right to free speech, than, saying no to free speech to Mr. Galloway is hypocritical. I do not agree at all with Mr. Galloway's views, but he (or the organization that wanted him to speak) is entitled to those beliefs in Canada, however repulsive they are!
No, no, some of you aren't getting it; galloway is still entirely free to spew his repulsive crap, but there's no reason he should be allowed in to Canada to do so, any more than Bin Laden or Amhadinejad should be allowed to do so.
"'Infandous*' George Galloway banned from Canada on grounds of national security (*look it up)
Outspoken anti-war MP George Galloway has vowed to fight an 'outrageous decision' to ban him from Canada on the grounds of national security.
Mr Galloway said the ban was 'not something I'm prepared to accept' and pledged to use all means at his disposal to challenge the ruling.
But a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister Jason Kenney insisted the decision, taken by border security officials, would not be overturned for a 'infandous* street-corner Cromwell' (*'infandous: too odious to be expressed or mentioned)."
"This Hamas photo shows the head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh, right, embracing George Galloway during their meeting in Gaza City on March 10 this year"
urlm.in/bybc
This isn't a speech issue. It's a sovereignty issue.
Canada can prevent any non-citizen from entering our country for any reason or no reason at all. Our country is our own. Canadians decide who comes here. A-hole hatemongering, oil-for-fraud members of foreign governments do not.
No-one is shutting up Mr. Galloway; no-one is hauling him before an HRC star-chamber to defend his beliefs. He is free to speak his mind (such as it is) and publish whatever he wants.
But there is no obligation whatsoever to invite him in to our country to do so.
Freedom of speech does not mean rolling out the red carpet for every street orator; it means not throwing a hissy fit and trying to silence them if you don't agree with what they're saying.
I don't see the point of 'Kenney for PM'. I prefer Harper. Why?
I prefer someone who is proficient in economics, finance and foreign affairs - and that's Harper. He's quiet about it, that's his nature. So, I prefer a solid analytic economic mind as the mainstay of Canada.
Kenney is doing an excellent job in his portfolio.
As for Galloway, I'd agree with SDC; he isn't Canadian so it isn't an issue of the fundamental right of free speech for citizens of Canada.
I'm no fan of Mr Kenney but I will give him credit here. This was a good decision. Mr Galloway supports people who are trying to kill Canadians. He has no business in Canada.
Canada: A mare usque ad mare.
"I am a Canadian*...".
...-
CALGARY - Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says immigrants who can't speak English or French well enough should be denied citizenship.
Kenney told an immigration conference in Calgary that more efforts need to be made to integrate individuals coming to Canada. He said newcomers should be required to have a working knowledge of either official language."
"MP wants Canada to get tough on immigrants"
urlm.in/bybd
...-
* John Diefenbaker
"I am a Canadian,
free to speak without fear,
free to worship in my own way,
free to stand for what I think right,
free to oppose what I believe wrong,
or free to choose those
who shall govern my country.
This heritage of freedom
I pledge to uphold
for myself and all mankind."
Although Mr Kenney is doing a great job, I think we're giving him too much credit. All he's had to do is take the George Costanza 'do the opposite'(of the Liberals) and something good is bound to happen!! /sarc
Good show!! Every day that passes I see our gov't instilling a little more backbone and leadership and giving Canadians a reason to be proud.
The malware link didn't affect me. Why? Because I use Firefox and have NoScript installed. It's the most invaluable of tools. Highly recommended!
On the actual website of the story the comments, mostly from Brits, is very telling. People are sick of the Radical Left agenda that has been shoved down their throats. But for them it's too late.
For us Canadians and our cousins in Obamaland it is NOT too late. So keep fighting the good fight!!
"Canada can prevent any non-citizen from entering our country for any reason or no reason at all."
In a nutshell. Mr Galloway is neither a Canadian citizen nor a legal resident here.
Canada is neither obliged to admit him nor required to explain the reason for not doing so.
Remember Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) being refused entry to the US? Same thing. He was not a US citizen nor did he have any residency status. The US was under no obligation to let him in.
As soon as he got back to the UK, Islam made much noise about "how there would have to be an explanation" etc., etc.
Nothing came of it of course because he had no basis for a legal case. Ha ha!
Gorgeous George might be under the impression that Canada is still a colony and therefore he is to eb let in regardless. Twit.
What should make him even more furious is that Chris Hitchens gets in on a regular basis, no problems. Mention that a few times and I am sure Galloway will howl with outrage. Expect some impotent thundering in the Mother Of Parliaments by the Mother of Imbeciles.
I wonder, as posted above, if he's supporting people trying to kill Canadians, can we let him enter the country and then arrest him and put him on trial for crimes against the Nation?
Kenney is also on the news today for saying that immigrants to Canada should learn one of the official languages.Makes sense to me. If you are going to line the streets of our cities screaming "Death to the Jews",at least have the courtesy to do it in an official Canadian language.---http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2009/03/20/8825056-cp.html
I agree with Kate, it's not a "Free Speech" issue it's a domestic safty issue. He has provided material support for terrorist isn't that a crime in most countries including his own? He isn't just pro-terrorist he actively promotes Jihad against our allies another violation of our laws.
We in Canada don't have dialog with trash, we kick it to the curb.
Great news! And I agree it's simply not a free speech issue at all. Free speech does not entail the provision of a platform, a simple distinction which, notwithstanding their legal training, alluded the sock puppets. Canada has every right to bar entry to anyone for any reason whatsoever.
I notice that the slippery, slithery "moderate" Islamic "scholar" Tariq Ramadan (grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood) is trying again to get into the US, what with the terror-sympathizing mansurian-candidate TOTUS in the Black House. Evidently he's dying to "teach" at a Ivy League college.
I'm guessing he won't bother trying to get into Canada.
However, we cannot bar Maurice Strong entry because he is Canadian born.....and that we are obligated to turn me over to Obamaland, becuase he is wanted there.....
That is.......if a committee of citizens doesn't decorate a lamppost with him first. I would hold the rope.....even tie the knot.
It's probably correct to say Galloway has no legal "right" to enter Canada, but then neither did George Bush--torture-authorizer--when he came to Calgary.
Looks like the reason is his professed/bragging about giving money to Hamas. hamas is an organization that is on our terrorist list. So lets put this another way, canada denies entry to a confessed terrorist fundraiser.
In that light it is completely agreeable, once again Gorgeos George has bragged about giving money so no trials are required.
Why would anyone want to replace the liberal leader of the Conservative Party with another liberal.
Genuine small-c fiscal and social conservatives want to replace left-plunging Harper with one of our own so that we will finally be represented in Parliament. We currently are not.
Brits should charge Galloway with treason, or at least with sedition. But I suppose there are too many over there who think exactly the same way he does.
Before it begins - this isn't a "free speech" matter.
Uh, of course this is a free speech issue. Just because you don't like where the speech is coming from doesn't make it any less so. I just love those conservative, free speecher values...deep as a birdbath. Not unlike the Dear Leader's commitment to balanced budgets and the free market.
Come to think of it, not one issue comes to mind on which right whingers are not totally hypocritical.
Why this blog? Until this moment
I have been forced
to listen while media
and politicians alike
have told me
"what Canadians think".
In all that time they
never once asked.
This is just the voice
of an ordinary Canadian
yelling back at the radio -
"You don't speak for me."
homepage email Kate (goes to a private
mailserver in Europe)
I can't answer or use every
tip, but all are
appreciated!
"I got so much traffic afteryour post my web host asked meto buy a larger traffic allowance."Dr.Ross McKitrick
Holy hell, woman. When you
send someone traffic,
you send someone TRAFFIC.
My hosting provider thought
I was being DDoSed. -
Sean McCormick
"The New York Times link to me yesterday [...] generatedone-fifth of the trafficI normally get from a linkfrom Small Dead Animals."Kathy Shaidle
"Thank you for your link. A wave ofyour Canadian readers came to my blog! Really impressive."Juan Giner -
INNOVATION International Media Consulting Group
I got links from the Weekly Standard,Hot Air and Instapundit yesterday - but SDA was running at least equal to those in visitors clicking through to my blog.Jeff Dobbs
"You may be anasty right winger,but you're not nastyall the time!"Warren Kinsella
"Go back to collectingyour welfare livelihood."Michael E. Zilkowsky
Way to go Jason. I knew you had it in you.
That page pulls up a nasty popup.
Galloway is such a seedy charter, even news about him comes with a virus.
Exactly; I'm glad to see that weasel Galloway turned away, but I don't appreciate the malware that comes on that page.
thats a "dirty link", just got out in the nick of times, Beware!!!
Hey Lefties! See that? That's what a SPINE looks like.
Just so you know what we mean when we say you're -spineless-.
Before it begins - this isn't a "free speech" matter. This low life has a history of providing material aid to terrorists.
As well as lapping milk from a bowl on the floor on national tv.
DON'T CLICK ON THAT LINK!!! IT BRINGS UP ONE OF THOSE FANTASTIC MALWARE PAGES THAT ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF....
Show your support for Minister Kenney by coming out to his fundraiser with Sen. Mike Duffy.
http://tinyurl.com/chy4qu
but, but , but......lapping milk from a bowl on the floor is.....uh, "performance art!"
And it signifies, uh, um, how the evil Nazi Israelis treat the poor peaceful Palestinians as sub-human animals....yeah, that's it!
Why is this man an MP? Galloway should have NO platform to stand on, period.
Well, I certainly do not like the man but he has a right to speak. I refuse to censor him even if he is an idiot.
I say let free speech exist. Let the moron speak in Canada.
Galloway is a mutton head. He can spout all the rubbish he wants. Instead of visiting Canada he should go to Afghanistan where the Taliban are reportedly going to behead a Canadian woman.
If he wants to do something useful go save somebody.
But wait...all cultures are equal, except the ones that have a demonstrably pathological bent.
Convert to Islam or not the Taliban will still behead you.
Nice to see that these characters are equal opportunity killers. Everybody gets the same treatment, death.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090319.wpakistan19/BNStory/International/home
Oh and good luck with that mission there Mr. Galloway, you will need it.
Cheers
Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group "True North"
Had to alt+command+esc and force quit Firefox to get the ad to go away. Don't click the link.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2307028.ece
Seems the Palestinians don't like him either.
Galloway wants to come to Canada? I didn't know the CBC was hiring.
My firewall stopped it too.
Can't open the link.
Not letting him in isnt a free speech issue, it is about national soveriegnty and th absolute right of a county to decide who is allowed in.
He was named and admonished in the oil for food scandal. That on its own is enough to prevent him from coming in, he was enaging in illegal activity.
As for national security, yes a good argument can be made that he provides aid and comfort to the enemy. That being said once he was in the country, if he got in ther eis no need to shut him down. He is a blowhard in the best British tradition. I dont see Jack Layton and MI asking for their 20 minutes this potentially "visiting dignitary".
No ill effects here with the link. Galloway can spout his BS from anywhere in the world and be seen or read. That's free speech. He doesn't have to show up here in person to do it.
By the way, the Sunshine girls are yummy.....
"Jason Kenney For Prime Minister"
Hahaha, never happen, too Catholic. And hey, I thought we were all free speechers here?
Let Galloway come and debate, surely we can find a worthy opponent to put up a fight? Kenny let a huge Tamil Terrorist rally right on Parliament Hill slide, he can let George Galloway come give a speech or two, which in any event will likely be no more inflammatory than a million Matthew Goods right here in Canada who are arguably more sympathetic to the Taliban.
To preach the right to free speech, than, saying no to free speech to Mr. Galloway is hypocritical. I do not agree at all with Mr. Galloway's views, but he (or the organization that wanted him to speak) is entitled to those beliefs in Canada, however repulsive they are!
No, no, some of you aren't getting it; galloway is still entirely free to spew his repulsive crap, but there's no reason he should be allowed in to Canada to do so, any more than Bin Laden or Amhadinejad should be allowed to do so.
More:
"'Infandous*' George Galloway banned from Canada on grounds of national security (*look it up)
Outspoken anti-war MP George Galloway has vowed to fight an 'outrageous decision' to ban him from Canada on the grounds of national security.
Mr Galloway said the ban was 'not something I'm prepared to accept' and pledged to use all means at his disposal to challenge the ruling.
But a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister Jason Kenney insisted the decision, taken by border security officials, would not be overturned for a 'infandous* street-corner Cromwell' (*'infandous: too odious to be expressed or mentioned)."
"This Hamas photo shows the head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh, right, embracing George Galloway during their meeting in Gaza City on March 10 this year"
urlm.in/bybc
This isn't a speech issue. It's a sovereignty issue.
Canada can prevent any non-citizen from entering our country for any reason or no reason at all. Our country is our own. Canadians decide who comes here. A-hole hatemongering, oil-for-fraud members of foreign governments do not.
So now Galloway is going to sue PM Harper.
http://tinyurl.com/cfs7j9
No-one is shutting up Mr. Galloway; no-one is hauling him before an HRC star-chamber to defend his beliefs. He is free to speak his mind (such as it is) and publish whatever he wants.
But there is no obligation whatsoever to invite him in to our country to do so.
Freedom of speech does not mean rolling out the red carpet for every street orator; it means not throwing a hissy fit and trying to silence them if you don't agree with what they're saying.
I don't see the point of 'Kenney for PM'. I prefer Harper. Why?
I prefer someone who is proficient in economics, finance and foreign affairs - and that's Harper. He's quiet about it, that's his nature. So, I prefer a solid analytic economic mind as the mainstay of Canada.
Kenney is doing an excellent job in his portfolio.
As for Galloway, I'd agree with SDC; he isn't Canadian so it isn't an issue of the fundamental right of free speech for citizens of Canada.
I'm no fan of Mr Kenney but I will give him credit here. This was a good decision. Mr Galloway supports people who are trying to kill Canadians. He has no business in Canada.
Canada should also ban his sidekick - Maurice Strong. Google them.
Canada: A mare usque ad mare.
"I am a Canadian*...".
...-
CALGARY - Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says immigrants who can't speak English or French well enough should be denied citizenship.
Kenney told an immigration conference in Calgary that more efforts need to be made to integrate individuals coming to Canada. He said newcomers should be required to have a working knowledge of either official language."
"MP wants Canada to get tough on immigrants"
urlm.in/bybd
...-
* John Diefenbaker
"I am a Canadian,
free to speak without fear,
free to worship in my own way,
free to stand for what I think right,
free to oppose what I believe wrong,
or free to choose those
who shall govern my country.
This heritage of freedom
I pledge to uphold
for myself and all mankind."
From the Canadian Bill of Rights,
July 1, 1960."
http://www.ggower.com/dief/
Although Mr Kenney is doing a great job, I think we're giving him too much credit. All he's had to do is take the George Costanza 'do the opposite'(of the Liberals) and something good is bound to happen!! /sarc
Good show!! Every day that passes I see our gov't instilling a little more backbone and leadership and giving Canadians a reason to be proud.
The malware link didn't affect me. Why? Because I use Firefox and have NoScript installed. It's the most invaluable of tools. Highly recommended!
On the actual website of the story the comments, mostly from Brits, is very telling. People are sick of the Radical Left agenda that has been shoved down their throats. But for them it's too late.
For us Canadians and our cousins in Obamaland it is NOT too late. So keep fighting the good fight!!
"Canada can prevent any non-citizen from entering our country for any reason or no reason at all."
In a nutshell. Mr Galloway is neither a Canadian citizen nor a legal resident here.
Canada is neither obliged to admit him nor required to explain the reason for not doing so.
Remember Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) being refused entry to the US? Same thing. He was not a US citizen nor did he have any residency status. The US was under no obligation to let him in.
As soon as he got back to the UK, Islam made much noise about "how there would have to be an explanation" etc., etc.
Nothing came of it of course because he had no basis for a legal case. Ha ha!
Gorgeous George might be under the impression that Canada is still a colony and therefore he is to eb let in regardless. Twit.
What should make him even more furious is that Chris Hitchens gets in on a regular basis, no problems. Mention that a few times and I am sure Galloway will howl with outrage. Expect some impotent thundering in the Mother Of Parliaments by the Mother of Imbeciles.
Reading Brit newspaper comments online, it would appear that they applaud the action and wish Galloway could be denied re-entry to the UK.
I wonder, as posted above, if he's supporting people trying to kill Canadians, can we let him enter the country and then arrest him and put him on trial for crimes against the Nation?
Kenney is also on the news today for saying that immigrants to Canada should learn one of the official languages.Makes sense to me. If you are going to line the streets of our cities screaming "Death to the Jews",at least have the courtesy to do it in an official Canadian language.---http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2009/03/20/8825056-cp.html
Two words.....Geert Wilders.
Have a taste of your own medicine, George.
I agree with Kate, it's not a "Free Speech" issue it's a domestic safty issue. He has provided material support for terrorist isn't that a crime in most countries including his own? He isn't just pro-terrorist he actively promotes Jihad against our allies another violation of our laws.
We in Canada don't have dialog with trash, we kick it to the curb.
Great news! And I agree it's simply not a free speech issue at all. Free speech does not entail the provision of a platform, a simple distinction which, notwithstanding their legal training, alluded the sock puppets. Canada has every right to bar entry to anyone for any reason whatsoever.
I notice that the slippery, slithery "moderate" Islamic "scholar" Tariq Ramadan (grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood) is trying again to get into the US, what with the terror-sympathizing mansurian-candidate TOTUS in the Black House. Evidently he's dying to "teach" at a Ivy League college.
I'm guessing he won't bother trying to get into Canada.
John Luft
"Two words.....Geert Wilders.
Have a taste of your own medicine, George."
Yes, I was already relishing the irony.....
However, we cannot bar Maurice Strong entry because he is Canadian born.....and that we are obligated to turn me over to Obamaland, becuase he is wanted there.....
That is.......if a committee of citizens doesn't decorate a lamppost with him first. I would hold the rope.....even tie the knot.
John Luft
You took that thought right out of head.
I would love to see Geert come here and tell some truths.
John Luft
You took that thought right out of head.
I would love to see Geert come here and tell some truths.
Good work, Jason! Now we need to get rid of a few of our phony citizens-in-name-only
Splendid. Galloway is an insect.
It's probably correct to say Galloway has no legal "right" to enter Canada, but then neither did George Bush--torture-authorizer--when he came to Calgary.
"We're going to uphold the law, not give special treatment to this infamous street-corner Cromwell..."
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay...
Looks like the reason is his professed/bragging about giving money to Hamas. hamas is an organization that is on our terrorist list. So lets put this another way, canada denies entry to a confessed terrorist fundraiser.
In that light it is completely agreeable, once again Gorgeos George has bragged about giving money so no trials are required.
No controversy here, please move on.
Why would anyone want to replace the liberal leader of the Conservative Party with another liberal.
Genuine small-c fiscal and social conservatives want to replace left-plunging Harper with one of our own so that we will finally be represented in Parliament. We currently are not.
Brits should charge Galloway with treason, or at least with sedition. But I suppose there are too many over there who think exactly the same way he does.
Before it begins - this isn't a "free speech" matter.
Uh, of course this is a free speech issue. Just because you don't like where the speech is coming from doesn't make it any less so. I just love those conservative, free speecher values...deep as a birdbath. Not unlike the Dear Leader's commitment to balanced budgets and the free market.
Come to think of it, not one issue comes to mind on which right whingers are not totally hypocritical.