-Role of Canadian Intelligence in providing info to the US or being arm twisted into letting the US intelligence agencies take over the case.
-As per the US law, Maher Arar had a choice of going back to Syria or Canada. Did the US violate this law or did CSIS (Canadian Intelligence) insist he not be sent to Canada
-Letting Syria do the dirty work on behalf of the US (Canada?) as torture is against the law on US soil.
-Role of Canadian foreign affairs. Their clout. Their path of quiet and middle of the path diplomacy when they know their citizens are being tortured. The same happened about the Canadian/Iranian journalist tortured to death in Iran. Case of Bill Sampson and 4-5 britons in Saudi Arabia.
-Maher Arar is a lucky guy. He got out alive and in a relatively short period of time - 1 year. There are many others like him. Also he was a citizen of a western country. His wife and other human rights organizations worked very hard on his behalf. There were demonstrations outside the parliament and constant debates/interviews in the media.
-laws being passed within months after sept 11 (after some arm twisting). People being arrested under a security certificate. Their lawyers are unable to defend them because they don't know what the charges are or what the evidence is. Both the charges and evidence are confidential and hence not presented to the accused or their lawyer. Interesting catch-22 I would say.
Dharmesh
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