Those of us looking forward to celebrating Mohammed Harkat's 40th birthday were outraged when Canada Border Services Agency refused to let Mr. Harkat attend because the potluck would be "political." First, it was not a political event (unless fundraising for his dental work is political). Second, why shouldn't he attend political events? What is the security risk? There seems to be no end to the ways in which border services agency attempts to make the Harkats' life as miserable as possible. Jo Wood Ottawa © The Ottawa Citizen 2008