Jeffry House

Jeffry House (born December 29, 1946) is a lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is most notably known for his representation of fugitive American soldiers and Native protesters in Canadian Courts and Tribunals.

American soldiers

Mr. House has represented American soldiers applying for refugee status in Canada after they deserted the American military during the Iraq War (2003–present).

Native protesters

Mr. House has represented Native protesters involved in the Ipperwash Crisis in Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario in 1995.

History

The most well-known of the American soldiers seeking refugee status are Jeremy Hinzman, Josh Key, Kyle Snyder, and Brandon Hughey. The cases of Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey have been heard and rejected by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, refused at the Federal Court of Canada, refused at the Federal Court of Appeal, and refused at the Supreme Court of Canada.

The most well-known of the native protesters were Nick Cottrelle and Warren George. Mr. House won an acquittal using the defence of "justification", i.e. the protester was "justified" in driving a bus at police officers who were using excessive force on a native elder with their batons.

The presence of US Army deserters in Canada is being widely reported in the international news media, as well as in Canada and in the United States. During the Vietnam War, upwards of 50,000 US draft evaders and military deserters found refuge in Canada.

Biography

Jeffry House was born in Wisconsin, United States of America and grew up in Milwaukee. After a year as an exchange student in Norway, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1969.

House was drafted into the US Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. In January 1970, House evaded the military draft and fled to Canada.

House received a Master's Degree in Political Theory from York University and a Law Degree from the Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has practiced law for nearly three decades.

For six years, House served as a quasi-judicial court enforcing the Ontario Human Rights Code. His decisions involve an early gay rights case in which spousal benefits were awarded to same sex partners (Clinton & Mercaz), and the Northwestern General Hospital case, where Crown disclosure obligation was held to apply in Human Rights cases.

In 1991, he was counsel on the [http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/1991/1991rcs2-69/1991rcs2-69.html Osborne decision] in the Supreme Court of Canada which struck down the law which prevented public employees from participating in after work political activities.

He has two sons from his union of 22 years to Teresa Ceballos from Argentina: Alex House (a known talented Canadian actor) and Patrick House young creative mind entering college,pursuing film and tv production.

Sources cited

*The Capital Times; UW grad in Canada aids deserter [http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/moe/index.php?ntid=21408&ntpid=2]
*Refusing to Kill; U.S. war objectors are seeking sanctuary in Canada: What will be their fate? [http://www.refusingtokill.net/USGulfWar2/objectorsinCanada.htm]
*The Law Firm of Jeffry A. House [http://www.toronto.net/Directory/8NF4.html]
*Breaking Ranks - The Documentary [http://www.breakingranksthefilm.com/about_the_film.html]
*Mother Jones; Breaking Ranks [http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/11/10_400-3.html]
*Not in Our Name; Jeremy Hinzman leads way for US war resisters in Canada [http://www.notinourname.net/troops/hinzman-20apr05.htm]
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Federal Court to review US military deserter case [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/02/08/deserter-hinzman060208.html]
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; No refugee status in Canada for U.S. soldier [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/03/24/hinzman-050324.html]
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Judge to review case of war dodger [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/11/11/hinzman051111.html]
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Canada refuses 'refugee' from the U.S. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_mann/20050329.html]
*Canadian Television; U.S. army deserter claims refugee status in Toronto, Ontario [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20041207/deserter_hinzman_041206/20041207/]
*Canadian Television; U.S. army deserter loses bid for refugee status [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050324/hinzman050324/20050324/]
*Canadian Television; Army deserter plans next move to stay in Canada [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050326/Hinzman_next_050325/20050326/]
*Canadian Television; U.S. war dodger may become prisoner of conscience [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050522/hinzman_amnesty_050522/20050522/]
*Canadian Television; Court to review U.S. war dodger's asylum claim [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051111/Jeremy_Hinzman_051111/20051111/]
*Canadian Television; U.S. war deserter tells refugee board of atrocities [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060330/war_deserter_cp_060330/20060330/]
*CanWest News Service; Judge rejects claims of U.S. deserters [http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/national/story.html?id=077f4e9d-23ca-4681-8a81-a1471975f84d]
*Canada Press; U.S. war dodgers to appeal Federal Court ruling [http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=b7a821e9-c49d-4e22-9b06-093227ab14b9&k=32610]
*Canada Press; U.S. war dodgers will appeal refugee ruling: lawyer [http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=d221e568-6c86-4c80-be40-c919497ec38b&k=15584]
*Columbia Broadcasting System - CBS News - 60 Minutes II; Asylum Denied To Army Deserter [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/30/60II/main684077_page2.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories]
*Columbia Broadcasting System - CBS News - 60 Minutes II; Deserters: We Won't Go To Iraq; U.S. Soldiers Seeking Refuge In Canada May Face Serious Penalties [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/06/60II/main659336.shtml]
*World Socialist Web Site; Lawyer for US deserters speaks with WSWS [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/feb2005/dese-f10.shtml]
*Democracy Now; From Vietnam to Iraq: American War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/15/157205]
*Wall Street Journal; Will War Deserters Find Asylum in Canada? [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113936906429768047-yHvOzESYMbuPxVWUIdq62gCNCic_20070207.html?mod=rss_free]
*Newsweek; Perspectives [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7305249/site/newsweek/]
*The Nation; War Resisters Go North [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050103/solomon]
*MSNBC; Canada denies refugee status to U.S. soldier - Blow to American antiwar movement [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7287161]
*Newsweek; An Illegal, Immoral Order - An American soldier explains why he is refusing to fight in Iraq [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7337109/site/newsweek/]
*The New York Times; Salvadorans Find a Haven in Canada [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F5081EF8345D0C778CDDAE0894DD484D81]
*Activism Online; U.S. War Resisters In Canada [http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Images/condon0705.html]
*JeremyHinzman.net; This website is a partnership between Jeremy Hinzman and his various supporters [http://jeremyhinzman.net/]
*British Broadcasting Corporation; US deserter denied Canada asylum [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/4381009.stm]
*The Seattle Times; Canada denies asylum to Army deserter [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=deserter25&date=20050325&query=jeffry+house]
*The Christian Science Monitor; Refugee or deserter? [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0427/p15s02-usmi.html]
*The Christian Science Monitor; Canada's romance with US military exiles [http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0426/p09s01-coop.html]
*The Times; You wouldn’t catch me dead in Iraq [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-2318643.html]
*Le Soleil; Un Américain qui a fait la guerre en Irak réclame le statut de réfugié [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060330/CPMONDE/603301737&SearchID=73259782965777]
*Le Soleil; La Cour fédérale entendra la requête d'un déserteur américain [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20051111/CPACTUALITES/511111343&SearchID=73259783060763]

See also

*Indigenous peoples
*List of Iraq War resisters
*List of anti-war organizations
*Nuremberg Principles
*Nuremberg Principles, Successes and Failures in Preserving the Principles, Canada [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles#Canada]

Further reading

*Amnesty International Report; Canada: Why there must be a public enquiry into the police killing of Dudley George [http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engamr200022003]
*One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis by Peter Edwards; ISBN/ISSN: 9780771030475 [http://gemini.lib.pg.bc.ca:8080/OPACWeb/toDetailInfo.do]

Audio and Video resources

* [http://www.breakingranksthefilm.com/about_the_film.html/ National Film Board of Canada - Breaking Ranks; The Documentary]
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-348/conflict_war/draft_dodgers/ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation "Digital Archives" - Seeking Sanctuary: Draft Dodgers]

External links

* [http://www.library.ubc.ca/jones/amcan.html War Resisters in Canada - Online Bibliography]
* [http://www.resisters.info/ US Draft Resistance Resources]
* [http://www.radicalmiddle.com/manual.htm Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada]
* [http://www.resisters.ca War Resisters Support Camapaign in Canada]