Amy Goodman Detained at the Canadian Border, questioned about speech

by via Democracy Now!

Fri, Nov 27, 2009 12:38PM

While traveling to Vancouver, BC, Canada on Weds., Nov. 25th, to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, 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. They were detained for well over an hour, and were made an hour late for her speech.

The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

See the national news coverage on CBC national news coverage, broadcasting at 6 pm Thurs Nov. 26th. The report will be posted at http://cbc.ca

See additional coverage at rabble.ca

Yesterday, before going to Canada, Amy signed books at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport–the largest airport Borders Bookstore–there was no trouble at that Borders, as opposed to the Canadian border. See the coverage from Mediabistro

Happy Thanksgiving!

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