Thank you to YayaCanada (Corinne) for attending the recent protest on Parliament Hill and reporting about it on her Web site. 'Photos too!

Read her report: [link]

From: TASC <[email]> Subject: Amnesty Challenges Canada's Secret Trials, Plus Updates Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 An Update from the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada... 1. Amnesty International Critical of Canada's Secret Trials 2. Mahjoub Back in Court May 31-June 4 in Attempt to Get Bail After 4 years in Jail Without Charge 3. Election Called in the Land of Secret Trials 4. Charkaoui Family and Friends Mark One Year of Illegal Detention

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Date: May 21, 2004

Hon. Anne McLellan,
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Public Safety
and Emergency Preparedness
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Building, 13th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0P8

Dear Minister McLellan,

Your government has consistently refused to seriously address the concerns of Canadians over your use of "security certificates" that deny individuals the right to a fair and transparent trial.

Amnesty International has expressed concern that the "security certificate process may very well result in arbitrary detention and thus violate the fundamental right to liberty," putting Canada on the wrong side of articles 9 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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More news:

Read more HERE. Thank you, Bruce, for your dedication and hard work. The struggle continues...

Source: CAIR-CAN Listserv, The Council on American-Islamic Relations CANADA
Date: April 27. 2004

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

CANADIAN MEDIA WATCH - 04/27/04

* 30,000 POCKET GUIDES ON HOW TO DEAL WITH CSIS CIRCULATING AMONG MUSLIMS (CANADA.COM)
* ISRAELI FILMS GO BEHIND THE NEWS (GLOBE AND MAIL)
* CANADA BARS ENTRY TO MUSLIM ARTS LEADERS (GLOBE AND MAIL)
* ARAR FAMILY SUES GOVERNMENT FOR $400M (CBC.CA)
* RCMP REVIEW PANEL SUSPENDS ARAR INVESTIGATION, DEFERS TO FEDERAL INQUIRY (CANADA.COM)
* THREE MEN SEEK STANDING AT PUBLIC INQUIRY FOR ARAR (GLOBE AND MAIL)
* CANADA SHOULD MIND ITS OWN BUSINESS (GLOBE AND MAIL)


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Original author: Rita Trichur for CP via The Toronto Star
Source: Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui Listserv
URL: [link]
Date: April 26,2004


An Islamic group is distributing a pocket guide to Canadian Muslims advising them what to do if CSIS or the RCMP tries to interrogate them about terrorism.

Almost 30,000 copies of the Know Your Rights guide are already in circulation across the country and demand is growing among Muslims left shaken by sensational headlines following recent anti-terrorism raids.

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A great speech, very courageous. More people should speak out like Ms. Bourque. Read the entire speech HERE

Another passionate and moving account from Homes Not Bombs' Matthew Behrens detailing how the Canadian security state is determined to intimidate those who bravely speak out against racial injustice in Canada. at the same time, these anti-terrorist Canadian cops ignore hardcore war criminals like Northrup Grumman who quietly produce and sell to the U.S. anti-tank shells tipped with depleted uranium. Read Matthew's report HERE:

It was originally published at http:/www.homesnotbombs.ca but has been re-printed on our Web site with permission.

Original author: Alex Neve & Michel Frenette
URL: [link]
Date: March 31, 2004

OPEN LETTER FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA TO ANNE MCLELLAN ABOUT SECURITY CERTIFICATES

The Honourable Anne McLellan,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0P8
By fax: 990-9077

March 31, 2004

Dear Deputy Prime Minister McLellan,

We are writing this open letter to you to underscore Amnesty International's serious concerns with respect to the security certificate provisions that have been part of Canada's immigration legislation for a number of years.

Over the past several years Amnesty International has, on numerous occasions, written to the Canadian government, highlighting individual cases in which we considered that the security certificate process was resulting in violations of a number of fundamental human rights. We are aware of at least six individuals who are currently being held pursuant to security certificates. These individuals have been in detention for an extended period now, close to four years in one case.

We repeat Amnesty International's concerns below and urge that you take immediate steps to reform the security certificate process to bring it into full compliance with Canada's international human rights obligations.

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Source: The Campaign To Stop Secret Trials In Canada Date: April 1, 2004 Minister of Public Safety and Secret Trials Refuses to Meet with Families of Secret Trial Detainees McLellan Slams the Door on Five Families Seven Months After Prime Minister's Office Refused A Similar Request to Meet Toronto Families Will Demonstrate Saturday, April 3 at Metro West Detention Centre to Demand Bail, not Jail

PRESS RELEASE 1 April, Ottawa - Anne McLellan, Minister of Public Safety, refused today to meet families of five Muslim men who are detained without charge, on the basis of secret evidence, in Canadian prisons. The families had come from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto in the hope of meeting with her. Instead they were told that no one from the Minister's office would be available to meet with them.

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