"There's huge public support for these war resisters in Canada," Siksay said.
Joshua Key is one of dozens of U.S. soldiers who fled their army to seek refuge in Canada. After an eight-month tour in Iraq, Key said he couldn't face a return trip.
When asked whether that's not just part of the job, Key told Canada AM his Iraq tour wasn't exactly what he enlisted for.
"Everybody has a false interpretation that battle's supposed to be fought with tanks or between soldier and soldier," Key said, describing his frustration fighting a more amorphous enemy.
"It's just like you don't know what who it's going to be from one day to the next. You can't get rid of the whole population."
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