Canadian City Blocks Memorial to U.S. Draft-dodgers

The Town Council of the Canadian city of Nelson, British Columbia has blocked the plans of local peace activists to erect a memorial to Americans who fled to Canada to avoid being drafted during the Vietnam War. U.S. veterans groups, led by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) had denounced and opposed construction of the so-called “Our Way Home” monument. Read about the VFW’s protest…