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CSIS trip to Egypt likely led to abuse of Toronto man: report
February 24, 2010 – 2:24 pm | No Comment
CSIS trip to Egypt likely led to abuse of Toronto man: report

OTTAWA – Canadian intelligence agents went to Egypt to get information about a Toronto man and likely contributed to his abuse by authorities there, newly released documents say.
The previously unknown visit by CSIS officers became …

Majority vote in Parliament calls for an official apology and compensation for three Canadian Muslim men tortured overseas
December 7, 2009 – 12:27 pm | No Comment
Majority vote in Parliament calls for an official apology and compensation for three Canadian Muslim men tortured overseas

For immediate release
(Ottawa, December 3, 2009) The majority of the House of Commons has just voted in favour of compensation and a formal apology for three Canadian Muslim men who were detained and tortured overseas.
The …

Canadian Government in squabble over torture secrets
October 27, 2009 – 9:05 am | No Comment
Canadian Government in squabble over torture secrets

By Jim Bronskill

OTTAWA — A dispute rages over secret portions of an inquiry report on the overseas torture of three Canadians one year after release of the document, which criticizes the actions of security …

Torture stories win Ottawa book prize – Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror by Kerry Pither
October 22, 2009 – 11:21 am | No Comment
Torture stories win Ottawa book prize – Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror by Kerry Pither

From CBC Ottawa
A book that tells the story of Maher Arar and three other Canadians tortured overseas has won the 2009 City of Ottawa Book Award for English non-fiction.
Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians …

Canadian Government rejects apology for torture victims
October 21, 2009 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Canadian Government rejects apology for torture victims

By JIM BRONSKILL
OTTAWA – The federal government has rejected a call from MPs to compensate three Canadians tortured overseas.
In a response issued late Monday, the government said it “would be inappropriate” to do so …

Questions linger a year after damning torture report
October 20, 2009 – 11:39 am | No Comment
Questions linger a year after damning torture report

By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency has explicitly told its officers to describe people in “a fair and precise manner” when passing information to other countries – especially ones with …

Ottawa denies responsibility for overseas torture – In newly filed court documents, government says it ‘has no knowledge’ of whether three Canadians were abused in Syrian prison
September 23, 2009 – 10:12 am | No Comment
Ottawa denies responsibility for overseas torture – In newly filed court documents, government says it ‘has no knowledge’ of whether three Canadians were abused in Syrian prison

By Jim Bronskill
The federal government denies responsibility for the overseas imprisonment and torture of three Canadians, despite a commission of inquiry report that parcelled out blame to CSIS, the RCMP and Foreign Affairs.
In newly filed …

OPINION: Dalton Camp award winner: Learning from media mistakes in Arar case Dalton Camp award winner: Learning from media mistakes in Arar case – By Mariam Sheibani
May 29, 2009 – 10:19 am | No Comment
OPINION: Dalton Camp award winner: Learning from media mistakes in Arar case Dalton Camp award winner: Learning from media mistakes in Arar case – By Mariam Sheibani

By Mariam Sheibani
The difference between accurate and objective reporting and inaccurate and biased reporting is essentially the difference between informing the public and misleading the public. Accurate, objective, investigative and independent news …

Join us for a dramatic reading from Kerry Pither’s, Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror – Winnipeg, May 13, 2009
April 22, 2009 – 4:33 pm | No Comment
Join us for a dramatic reading from Kerry Pither’s, Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror – Winnipeg, May 13, 2009

Join Kerry Pither for a dramatic reading of Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror

7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg
Terry MacLeod, host of …