Law Times, Written by Helen Burnett, 25 September 2006
The public inquiry process developed by the Arar commission, which had to deal with a large amount of in camera evidence while trying to maximize public disclosure, could prove relevant for future cases in other areas, say counsel involved in the inquiry.
Justice Dennis O’Connor, commissioner of the [...]
Entries from September 2006
Inquiry into secret actions a challenge
September 25th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Abuse By Mounties · CSIS - Canadian Security Intelligence Service · Commissioner of the RCMP · Homeland Security · Human Rights · Law Enforcement · Maher Arar · RCMP · RCMP Oversight · RCMP Public Complaints Commission · Senior Management · Terrorism within Canada · Wrongfully Convicted
RCMP provided wrong data on Arar, inquiry finds
September 18th, 2006 · No Comments
CTV.ca News Staff
The RCMP provided American authorities with inaccurate and misleading information that “very likely” led to Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar’s arrest and deportation, the federal inquiry into the case has concluded.
In the long-awaited 822-page report made public on Monday after more than two years of hearings, Justice Dennis O’Connor also absolved Arar of all [...]
Tags: Abuse By Mounties · Big Brother · Human Rights · Maher Arar · Mounties Investigating Mounties · Mounties Sued · Public Complaints · RCMP Oversight · Senior Management · Shoddy Investigations