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Ottawa asks U.S. to omit evidence in Khadr case – But observers call response to last month’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling ‘inadequate and invalid’
February 17, 2010 – 5:57 pm | No Comment
Ottawa asks U.S. to omit evidence in Khadr case – But observers call response to last month’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling ‘inadequate and invalid’

By Sarah Boesveld
The federal government has asked the United States not to use Canadian-collected evidence in prosecutions against Omar Khadr, a gesture observers are calling “inadequate and invalid.”
In a statement released late Tuesday, Justice Minister …

Rob Oliphant, MP Condemns Conservative inaction on repatriation of Omar Khadr
February 10, 2010 – 6:21 pm | No Comment
Rob Oliphant, MP Condemns Conservative inaction on repatriation of Omar Khadr

Rob Oliphant, MP Condemns Conservative inaction on repatriation of Omar Khadr :
Download the PDF:  Press Release-Omar Khadr

Tories stand pat on Omar Khadr
February 3, 2010 – 5:35 pm | No Comment
Tories stand pat on Omar Khadr

By Gloria Galloway
The Conservative government will not ask for Omar Khadr to be repatriated from an American detention centre in Cuba despite a Supreme Court ruling that his rights have been violated, the Foreign Affairs …

The biggest ‘but’ in Canadian judicial history
February 1, 2010 – 6:29 pm | No Comment
The biggest ‘but’ in Canadian judicial history

By Gar Pardy
The Supreme Court has spoken its last words on Omar Khadr. Regrettably it is a political decision and one that has little to do with justice, fundamental or temporal. Surprisingly all nine justices …

TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: Spy chief sings the blues
November 4, 2009 – 3:33 pm | No Comment
TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: Spy chief sings the blues

TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL
Are Canadians soft on terror? In the eyes of the nation’s spy chief, Richard Fadden, there’s no doubt about it. The recently appointed director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service fairly sang the …

Omar Khadr ‘innocent’ in death of U.S. soldier – Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade
October 29, 2009 – 1:55 pm | One Comment
Omar Khadr ‘innocent’ in death of U.S. soldier – Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade

TORONTO STAR EXCLUSIVE: Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade

Canada, U.S. trail others in dealing with terrorism – Border security efforts ‘90% theatre’
August 10, 2009 – 1:54 pm | No Comment
Canada, U.S. trail others in dealing with terrorism – Border security efforts ‘90% theatre’

By Jennifer Green, The Ottawa Citizen
Canada and the United States haven’t shown as much savvy as Britain, Israel or Singapore in dealing with terrorism, says an Ottawa-based intelligence expert.
Instead, they rely on measures like …

TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: CSIS’s changing role
July 21, 2009 – 11:01 am | No Comment
TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: CSIS’s changing role

From Toronto Star
Canada’s spy agency has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. But there’s little cheer in a damning report from the watchdog Security Intelligence Review Committee.
The committee’s survey of the role of the Canadian Security …

CSIS ignored Khadr’s human rights: report
July 16, 2009 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
CSIS ignored Khadr’s human rights: report

From CBC News
CSIS ignored human-rights concerns and did not take Omar Khadr’s age into account in deciding to interview him at the U.S. military’s Guantanamo Bay prison, says a report from the independent committee that …

No Security Without Human Rights – Lawyers in England & Wales Call for Action on Juvenile Detainees, Omar Khadr and Mohammed Jawad, Held in Gauntanamo Bay
May 25, 2009 – 10:14 am | No Comment
No Security Without Human Rights – Lawyers in England & Wales Call for Action on Juvenile Detainees, Omar Khadr and Mohammed Jawad, Held in Gauntanamo Bay

From Amnesty International Canada
The Bar Council, the Law Society, the Criminal Bar Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association and the Bar Human Rights Committee have today called on the Attorney General of the United States of …

London Review of Books: Torture, Secrecy and the British State – ‘Make sure you say that you were treated properly’ – By Gareth Peirce
May 24, 2009 – 11:27 am | No Comment
London Review of Books: Torture, Secrecy and the British State – ‘Make sure you say that you were treated properly’ – By Gareth Peirce

The analysis and argument in this excellent and forceful essay from Britain could just as well apply to Canada (and several other members of the ‘coalition of the willing’), …

Saskatchewan lawyers say Tory treatment of Omar Khadr denies basic rights – By Bob Weber
May 14, 2009 – 6:32 pm | No Comment
Saskatchewan lawyers say Tory treatment of Omar Khadr denies basic rights – By Bob Weber

By Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS

SASKATOON – The federal government is being accused of violating Omar Khadr’s basic rights every day it …

Omar Khadr hearing to resume at Gitmo
April 29, 2009 – 12:57 pm | No Comment
Omar Khadr hearing to resume at Gitmo

Colin Perkel
THE CANADIAN PRESS

The judge presiding over Omar Khadr’s military commission proceedings issued an order today that the hearings, abruptly halted by U.S. President Barack Obama in January, are to go ahead on June …

PMO dampens report that Khadr appeal going ahead – Foreign minister’s office had said appeal of Federal Court ruling was going to happen
April 24, 2009 – 3:27 pm | No Comment
PMO dampens report that Khadr appeal going ahead – Foreign minister’s office had said appeal of Federal Court ruling was going to happen

From CBC News
There were mixed messages from the government over whether the Tories will appeal a Federal Court judge’s ruling that Canada must press the U.S. for the return of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay.
During …