Vocal protest precedes court hearing on British MP George Galloway entry ban

TORONTO - Tensions are running high ahead of a Federal Court hearing in Toronto to undo a ban keeping British MP George Galloway from entering Canada.

On one side is an alliance of peace groups chanting about free speech, and on the other side, screams of “stop supporting terrorists.”

The Defend Free Speech Campaign maintains the ban on Galloway based on claims that he supported terrorism was uncalled for and unconstitutional.

They say the move was politically motivated because of Galloway’s criticism of the war in Afghanistan.

But Maer Weinstein of the Jewish Defense League says the debate isn’t about free speech, but about support for terrorists groups banned in Canada.