Maher Arar
‘We’re not any further ahead than we were’
Maher Arar’s lawyer laments for the directives issued to the RCMP and CSIS.
Maher Arar’s mind cannot forget
Arar’s body has recovered, but the memories of his torture persist
The war on terror 10 years on
Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the successes and failures of the world’s response after 9/11 and how safe we are today
MacKay’s version
Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s exchange with reporters after Question Period today.
“The American court got it miserably wrong”
The New York Times upholds the quaint notion that the protection of law should be extended even to the innocent, in this case a Canadian citizen, Maher Arar.
‘He missed the point’
Gar Pardy, formerly head of Canadian consular services, raises concerns about this country’s treatment of its citizens.
‘Why is the government refusing to have a public inquiry to lay to rest some of these allegations?’
Apropos of Abousfian Abdelrazik (remember him?) and the questions still unanswered, here is the text of questions posed by Stephen Harper for Prime Minister Jean Chretien on Nov. 5, 2003.
Time for another round of ‘Who has more shamed this country?’
Ujjal Dosanjh and Jason Kenney engage in a Twitter fight.
‘I am here’
After six years stuck in Sudan, Montrealer Abousfian Abdelrazik returns home to Canada
Why isn’t Maher Arar welcome in the United States?
Computer engineer is still considered a security threat south of the border
Reading comprehension (II)
Apparently Peter Van Loan suggested to a committee two weeks ago that Michael Ignatieff supports torture. Asked about it today, Ignatieff rebuts.
‘No reason to be any less vocal’
Adam Radwanski considers the curious case of Abousfian Abdelrazik.