Oh, Canada - Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border, Questioned About Speech…and 2010 Olympics

[Junkdrawer]

While traveling to Vancouver, Canada to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her two colleagues were detained by Canadian authorities. Amy was questioned extensively about the speech she intended to give; their car was gone through by armed border guards, and their papers and laptop computers were scoured. The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

We begin with a look at Canada’s attempts to stifle dissent. Particularly when it comes to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Vancouver next year.

Last week, I was detained by Canadian authorities while crossing the Canadian border. I was on my way, along with two of my colleagues, to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, when Canadian border guards held us for an hour and a half.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/30/amy_goodman_detained_at_canadian_border

Well, this should work out well....

[marmar]

1. Harper is a wimpier, blander, somewhat-less crazy version of Bush.....

nt

[Junkdrawer]

2. Seems like the Code Pink (Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright) incident extended to journalists....

http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?id=3502

Free Press???

[StreetKnowledge]

3. Quite true.

And his "Liberal" opponent would be what Americans would call a Blue Dog, only his party is still in disarray four years after they got tossed out of power. Canada's third party is the opposite of the current American parties - economics mean nothing, and they frequently cannot set up a sound economic policy. Between these and Rove-esque smear campaigns (which have sadly crossed the border in a big way), Harper remains Prime Minister despite the fact that half the country despises him.

[imdjh]

4. Why would they even know who she is?

Seriously. If I didn't listen to WMNF I wouldn't know who she is. I'd see her name on here now and then and breeze right past it.