Canada Bars Galloway For Supporting Hamas
11:00am UK, Saturday March 21, 2009
Respect MP George Galloway has been blocked from visiting Canada because of his support for Hamas, the country's immigration office has said.
George Galloway (L) hugs Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza
Mr Galloway was reported to be giving a speech in Toronto later this month but has been denied entry because he is said to be a threat to national security.
Immigration minister Alykhan Velshi said: "I'm sure Galloway has a large Rolodex of friends in regimes elsewhere in the world willing to roll out the red carpet for him.
"Canada, however, won't be one of them.
"We're going to uphold the law, not give special treatment to a street-corner Cromwell who brags about giving 'financial support' to Hamas, a terrorist organisation banned in Canada."
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