| Security Certificates (29 items) |
October 10, 2003 / Brian  |
| Court rulings jeopardizing fight against terrorism: minister |
| on 27 Sep 2009 by Brian |
| By Janice Tibbetts Source: The Ottawa Citizen URL: [link] Date: September 27, 2009 OTTAWA -- Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan says he fears for the government's ability to fight terrorism in light of "an increasingly complex legal environment" in which judges are no longer deferring to the government in its efforts to deport foreign suspects. "It raises questions about whether we can protect national [read more] |
| Canada’s War on Terror and Immigrant Rights |
| on 31 Mar 2008 by Brian |
| by Reuel S. Amdur Source: Toward Freedom Website URL: [link] Date: March 3, 2008 Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was originally passed in 1976. After many amendments, a new act was passed in 2001, coming into effect the following year. It gives the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety the power to declare a permanent resident or foreign [read more] |
| British-style ‘special advocate’ scheme fails to protect liberties, experts urge |
| on 09 Dec 2007 by Brian |
| By Cristin Schmitz Source: Lawyers Weekly URL: [link] Date: November 23 2007 The federal government’s proposed new “special advocate” regime falls far short of what legal experts and law societies say is required to protect the rights of non-citizens who are subject to security certificates. Ian Macdonald, a prominent British QC who resigned as a special advocate in 2004, calling his country’s law “an odious [read more] |
| Letters to Politicians (2004-2005) |
| on 08 Dec 2007 by Brian |
| Here are some letters that have been sent to our political representatives regarding the continuing injustice of the Security Certificate detainees in Canada: Letter to various Ministers pleaing for the life of hunger strikers Hassan Almrei and Mohammed Mahjoub, August 29, 2005 Letter to Monte [read more] |
| Statement Against Security Certificates |
on 05 Dec 2007 by Brian  {PDF=create pdf file of the content item^plugin:content.391} |
| The Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee STATEMENT CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO SECRET TRIALS IN CANADA The February 2007 finding of the Supreme Court that the Security Certificate process is unconstitutional was a great victory for all who value equality, justice, freedom and fundamental human rights. The court found the process unconstitutional in three major aspects. [read more] |
| What Is A Security Certificate? |
| on 07 May 2007 by Brian {PDF=create pdf file of the content item^plugin:content.180} |
| What Is a Security Certificate? For over a decade security certificates have been part of immigration law in this country. They are perhaps the most draconian measure available to Canadian authorities. While many Canadians expressed justifiable concern over civil liberties violations with the hastily passed C-36 (the Anti- Terrorism Act), few realize that the power to detain someone without charge or [read more] |
| Decisions (legal) |
| on 23 Apr 2007 by Brian |
| A collection of links to most of the judge's decisions on the cases of Mohamed Harkat, Hassan Almrei, Adil Charkaoui, Mohammad Mahjoub and Mahmoud Jaballah. UPDATED December 2007. Court Decisions Re: Harkat 2007 May 11, 2007 (Justice Lemieux Reasons for Order, and Order) EN http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/2007/2007fc508/2007fc508.html FR http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fr/2007/2007cf508/2007cf508.html March 23, 2007 (Supreme Court decides that security certificates are unconstitutional.) EN Charkaoui vs. Canada FR Charkaoui vs. Canada 2006 May 23, 2006 EN [read more] |
| Security Certificates and Secret Trials in Canada |
| on 11 Dec 2005 by Brian {PDF=create pdf file of the content item^plugin:content.334} |
| Original author: Jessica Squires Source: Briarpatch Magazine URL: [link] Date: December 2005 “Those who exchange liberty for security will soon find they have neither.” Benjamin Franklin (attributed) “As someone who has suffered and endured physical and psychological torture at the hands of a regime that does not respect basic human rights, I find it very shocking that Canada will deport Mr. Jaballah to Egypt, a country [read more] |
| Free the Secret Trial Five, Victims of Islamophobia |
| on 03 Nov 2005 by Brian {PDF=create pdf file of the content item^plugin:content.316} |
| Original author: Jessica Squires Source: Socialist Worker online, #457 URL: [link] Date: October 8, 2005 Islamophobia is not just a term it is a stain on society that has victims with names and faces. And the five most prominent of these are the "Secret Trial Five" the five Islamic men held without access to basic civil liberties, in some cases for years. In [read more] |
| Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on Anti-terrorism Legislation (Français) |
| on 04 Oct 2005 by Brian |
| TÉMOIGNAGES Le mercredi 21 septembre 2005 [Enregistrement électronique] * * * [Traduction] Le président (M. Paul Zed (Saint John, Lib.)): La séance est ouverte. Bonjour, mesdames et messieurs. C'est aujourd'hui le deuxième jour de l'étude par le Sous-comité de la sécurité publique et nationale du Comité permanent de la justice, des droits de la personne, de la sécurité [read more] |
