Fascism of Stephen Harper government manifests in charges against Humanitarian activist stopped at Canada-U.S. international border crossing

Edited by Iain Mackenzie

Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, 65, was arrested by the Canadian Border Services Agency at the Lacolle, Quebec/New York State border crossing on September 26, 2007, while accompanying Haitian refugees. She was charged under Section 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which makes it illegal to "organize, induce, aid or abet" the entry of persons without visas or passports. The "crime" is punishable by life in prison, and is the first known example of Section 117 being applied to humanitarian refugee advocates. Mitchell Goldberg, Janet's Montreal-based lawyer, speaks about the case. This is a great example of the development of fascism in Canada as a result of the implementation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPPNA), without the legally required consent of Canadians.

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