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{
"time": "2009-03-26 12:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Bill Siksay (Burnaby\u2014Douglas, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1375487\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have a number of questions for the hon. member. First, I would like to know why the Conservative government blocked any discussion at refugee hearings about the legality of the Iraq War since that is a crucial factor in making these kinds of determinations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1375488\" data-originallang=\"en\">Also, the member says that these people are not legitimate refugees and cast aspersions on their refugee claims. However, under international law, Canada must uphold several principles. One comes out of the Nuremberg tribunals which said that every soldier has a moral duty, not a choice, to refuse to carry out illegal orders. Under a number of other international agreements, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in the UN handbook for refugees, it makes it clear that conscientious objectors to war have rights and can require protection from states. Why has Canada refused to meet its obligations under these various long-established and upheld international principles?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1375487\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai un certain nombre de questions \u00e0 poser \u00e0 la d\u00e9put\u00e9e. Tout d'abord, j'aimerais savoir pourquoi le gouvernement conservateur a bloqu\u00e9 toute discussion, au cours des audiences des demandeurs de statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9, quant \u00e0 la l\u00e9galit\u00e9 de la guerre en Irak puisqu'il s'agit d'un facteur crucial pour prendre ces types de d\u00e9cisions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1375488\" data-originallang=\"en\">De plus, la d\u00e9put\u00e9e a dit que ces gens ne sont pas des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s l\u00e9gitimes et a mis en doute la validit\u00e9 de leur revendication du statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9. Toutefois, en vertu du droit international, le Canada doit respecter plusieurs principes. L'un d'entre eux, qui d\u00e9coule des tribunaux de Nuremberg, stipule que chaque soldat a le devoir moral, et non pas le choix, de refuser d'ob\u00e9ir \u00e0 des ordres ill\u00e9gaux. Aux termes d'un certain nombre d'autres accords internationaux, comme le Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques et le Manuel pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s des Nations Unies, il est clair que les objecteurs de conscience ont des droits et qu'ils peuvent demander la protection des \u00c9tats. Pourquoi le Canada a-t-il refus\u00e9 de respecter ses obligations en vertu de ces divers principes internationaux qui sont \u00e9tablis et observ\u00e9s depuis longtemps?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/3/26/bill-siksay-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/bill-siksay/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1264/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2678254",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Committees of the House",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/3/26/",
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}