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Adil Charkaoui talks about suing Ottawa after security certificate quashed
October 15, 2009 – 7:59 am | No Comment
Adil Charkaoui talks about suing Ottawa after security certificate quashed

From The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – Adil Charkaoui spent more than six years under suspicion of being a terrorist operative, spent 21 months in jail, had his movements tracked with an electronic bracelet, and missed the …

Spy services granted new power – Federal Court decision paves way for the international surveillance of Canadian citizens suspected of terrorism links
October 8, 2009 – 8:06 am | One Comment
Spy services granted new power – Federal Court decision paves way for the international surveillance of Canadian citizens suspected of terrorism links

By Colin Freeze
Toronto — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2009 12:51PM EDT
Canada’s spy services have a new power: the ability to listen in on “homegrown” Canadian suspects travelling abroad to …

Security Certificates – Five terror suspects: $60-million
October 3, 2009 – 12:04 pm | No Comment
Security Certificates – Five terror suspects: $60-million

Ottawa’s controversial security-certificate program to rid Canada of alleged spies came with a multimillion-dollar price tag

By Colin Freeze
From Thursday’s Globe and Mail

Ottawa has spent $60-million over the past two years in its failed …

ACLU NEWS RELEASE: Court Rules In Favor Of Transparency In Guantánamo Cases
June 1, 2009 – 2:53 pm | No Comment
ACLU NEWS RELEASE: Court Rules In Favor Of Transparency In Guantánamo Cases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2009 CONTACT: Rachel Myers, (212) 549-2689 or 2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – In an important ruling affecting the public’s access to records regarding the cases of …

Refugee Protection and the Health of Democracy in Canada – By Gianne Broughton
May 27, 2009 – 4:10 pm | No Comment
Refugee Protection and the Health of Democracy in Canada – By Gianne Broughton

By Gianne Broughton
The recent decision by the Supreme Court not to hear the case regarding the Safe Third Country Agreement raises serious questions about balances of powers in Canadian democracy. In the Safe Third Country …

Ottawa holds key to Canadian leaving Sudan, trial told – Federal government accused of ‘procrastination, evasiveness, obfuscation and general bad faith’ – By Joanna Smith
May 11, 2009 – 12:42 pm | No Comment
Ottawa holds key to Canadian leaving Sudan, trial told – Federal government accused of ‘procrastination, evasiveness, obfuscation and general bad faith’ – By Joanna Smith

By Joanna Smith, Ottawa Bureau
OTTAWA – There is nothing to stop the federal government from bringing a Canadian man stranded in Sudan home tomorrow if they wanted to, his lawyers argued in Federal Court yesterday.
“We …

EDITORIAL from The Globe and Mail: Cause for all Canadian citizens to worry
April 29, 2009 – 1:36 pm | No Comment
EDITORIAL from The Globe and Mail: Cause for all Canadian citizens to worry

From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail
April 29, 2009 at 2:00 AM EDT
His name is Abousfian Abdelrazik, but it could as easily be Joseph Smith, a Canadian Everyman. He is a citizen denied the right to return …

ESPIONAGE: CSIS makes ‘disconcerting’ errors, agency’s inspector-general finds
April 27, 2009 – 9:33 am | No Comment
ESPIONAGE: CSIS makes ‘disconcerting’ errors, agency’s inspector-general finds

JIM BRONSKILL
The Canadian Press,April 27, 2009
OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service makes a “disconcerting” number of mistakes in applications for eavesdropping warrants, raising potential concerns about liberties and privacy, says a watchdog over the …

Harkat defence denied document disclosure
April 3, 2009 – 7:09 am | No Comment
Harkat defence denied document disclosure

By Andrew Duffy, The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA – A Federal Court judge has denied lawyers for Mohamed Harkat the right to read eight complete intelligence files from the archives of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Special advocates …