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US War Resister Ordered to Leave Canada

HeadlineOct 14, 2008

A US war resister living in Canada has been ordered to leave the country by October 30 or be deported, after being denied refugee status. Former Army sergeant Patrick Hart had served in the US Army for nearly ten years before fleeing to Toronto in 2005 as his unit was preparing for a second deployment to Iraq.

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