NDP MP: Jim Manly

Vancouver Island Dept: Jim Manly, a former NDP MP from Vancouver Island, was one of about 30 activists on board the Gaza-bound ship Estelle, which was intercepted by Israeli authorities over the weekend, according to CTV. If Canada and Israel are the close allies that the Prime Minister has said they are, then he should be able to secure my father release with one quick phone call, the statement read and the family of a former Canadian MP detained in Israel is calling on Ottawa to help secure his release. The 79-year-old s family issued a statement early Monday urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to contact authorities in Israel and speak up in Manly s defence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.