Peace Activists Aim to Enter Canada;

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"We are appealing to Canadians not to treat peaceful activists like common criminals," said [Benjamin]. "This marks an ominous change of course from the time Canada welcomed Vietnam veterans who were resisting the war to now a policy of barring peacemakers," she said.

"New Democrats are deeply concerned that Canadian border police are enforcing rules determined not by our own government but by the FBI and other U.S. security agencies," [Alexa McDonough] said in her letter.

"Canada is the only country other than the U.S. to use this database," said Benjamin, who's worried others will follow suit.

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Peace Activists Aim to Enter Canada;

Barred U.S. citizens plan to meet MPs

WASHINGTON -- Two American peace activists denied entry to Canada after arrests ...

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