US activist granted Canadian visa despite warning from FBI
March 05 2010 by Liam Clifford
A high-profile US peace activist was granted entry to Canada on Monday despite Canadian immigration authorities denying her entry previously.
Ann
Wright’s name is on a FBI watch list for citizens who have committed federal
felonies and, as a result, Canadian immigration has previously turned her away
at the border. However, this time, after a three hour discussion, Canadian
immigration let her into Canada.
Wright is a former US army corporal who
is now a notorious anti-Iraq and Afghanistan war protestor and has been arrested
several times in her home country.
The activist was grated the Canadian
visa in order to allow her to speak at the University of Toronto. She shared her
views on the wars and told the students that it was important that anti-war
protestors “speak out”.
Wright was in the US army for 29 years and joined
the US diplomatic corps after retirement. She then withdrew from that position
in 2003 as a protest to the Iraq war.
Wright was questioned as to why she
was granted entry into Canada this time and replied, "I guess they didn't find
my offences so offensive.”
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