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Seeking Sanctuary: Draft Dodgers
No one expected the Vietnam War to play out as it did. With thousands of young men fighting to the death overseas, another group of American sons fled their homeland and journeyed north to Canada. As the battle raged on and the antiwar movement divided the United States, draft dodgers and deserters struggled to forge new lives for themselves. Seeking sanctuary and the opportunity to make a difference, they changed their adopted country unquestionably. (Note: Some clips contain explicit language.)
Last updated: January 23, 2013
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Draft cards are burning and antiwar protesters are marching. The war ...
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A CBC columnist suggests that cowardly American draft dodgers should b...
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Residents of a Toronto half-way house for draft dodgers describe their...
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A group of professors sets up a halfway house for American deserters.
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Canadian immigration officials answer questions about draft dodgers im...
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Draft dodgers discuss the issue of amnesty, Canadian citizenship and p...
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An American veteran opposes extending a pardon to draft dodgers.
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Under President Carter's unconditional pardon, draft dodgers are welco...
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Draft dodgers congregate and fight for amnesty.
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Filmmakers discuss the draft dodgers' contribution to Canada.
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