[antiwar-van] URGENT- Minister of Immigration in Surrey!

[Harsha]

- please forward widely -

URGENT PROTEST!
All out to protest Immigration and Citizenship Minister Diane Finley!

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TUESDAY MAY 20
SURREY: 9:15 am @ Sheraton Guildford (15269 - 104 Avenue, Surrey)

>From Vancouver: Gather at 8:15 am in South East corner of Safeway Parking
Lot, Corner Commercial Drive and Broadway
Transport to Surrey provided- if you have access to a vehicle please email
harjap at resist.ca or call 778 552 2099
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As part of the Conservative government's frantic efforts to appease
immigrant communities about Bill C50 and to attempt a positive media spin
on the fundamentally unjust and racist Bill C50, Diane Finlay will in
Surrey on Tues May 20th.

Finlay has most recently launched a multimillion dollar advertisement
campaign. The ads- which contain few details about the actual bill- are
running in ‘ethnic’ media only and are the first time that CIC
has ever
launched an ad campaign to promote legislation that Parliament has not yet
even passed yet.

At the same time, the Conservative government has hypocritically and
opportunistically made announcements to acknowledge the Komagata Maru,
survivors of residential schools, and allocated grant money to commemorate
the Ukranian-Canadian internment and the Chinese Head Tax.

It is absolutely crucial that we let Diane Finlay know what we think about
Bill C50 and that no matter how hard they try to repackage or sell these
amendments, we are not buying into them! No One Is Illegal!