By guest blogger Alison@Creekside “The similarities with Mr. Arar’s case are compelling. In both instances, a Canadian citizen is fingered by CSIS as a terrorist suspect. In both cases, no charges are laid in Canada. In both, the person is arrested and imprisoned abroad. In both, Canadian officials say there is little that they can […]
human rights
Canada sucks up to torturers
Ah, well, if Stephane Dion is subject to bouts of thoughtless blithering, at least he isn’t turning Canada into a fartcatcher. Reuters news service reports today that Canada’s foreign ministry has announced that it will remove the United States and Israel from a watch list of countries where prisoners are at risk of being tortured. […]
