Thursday, November 06, 2003

TOO MANY QUESTIONS, NOT ENOUGH ANSWERS

Allan Thompson asks How did U.S Get Copy of Arar Lease?

Good question.

Arar says he never gave a copy of his lease to anyone. His Ottawa rental agency, Minto Developments, say they never release documents unless presented with search warrant, which they were not in this case. There were only two copies of the lease.

So how did a copy of Arar's lease end up in the hands of the F.B.I in New York where it was used as evidence against Mr. Arar?

Was there an illegal search?

Did Canadian authorities such as CSIS or the RCMP give information to American authorities about Arar? As reported here, American authorities say they did, Canadian authorities say they did not.

Who is not telling the truth?

What do the minister of foriegn affairs and the solicitor general really know about this case? Are they telling us everything?

The ministers are accountable to the Canadian people. Officials at CSIS and the RCMP are less so. If they do not start answering questions soon, we not only need a public inquiry we need greater civilian control of these organizations.

Posted by Matthew @ 12:30 p.m.