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The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh in on the balance between national security and individual rights Friday when it rules on the constitutionality of federal security certificates.
The top court will render its judgment in the cases of Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat, Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui and Syrian native Hassan Almrei, who were held in custody for years over intelligence allegations they have ties to al-Qaeda.
The security certificates allow the federal government to hold people indefinitely and without charge if it suspects them of posing a threat to national security.
Ottawa argues the certificates are necessary to safeguard the country from the threat of violence.
www.cbc.ca...
Activists held rallies across the country on Saturday, calling for the release of Mohamed Harkat and four others detained under a contentious federal anti-terrorism measure.
Last February, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that security certificates, used to detain suspected terrorists and keep sensitive information from the public, violate the Charter of Rights.
The certificates allow government officials to use secret court hearings, indefinite prison terms and summary deportations when dealing with non-citizens accused of having terrorist ties.
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Originally posted by Arcticnull
While the circumstances around these individuals are unique so is the requirement to properly investigate these people completely.
Originally posted by Arcticnull
If they are innocent they will be released and can go about their daily lives knowing that they have a clear conscious and have been treated with human dignity.
Originally posted by Arcticnull
Does the Minister of the Environment need to be read in on these subjects, I don’t think so. I hope you can see my point here.
If in five years, nothing meaningful has been overturned, I'd rather see him go free.
If they are imprisoned for over five years, what kind of life do they have to live? What sort of networking are they going to have available to them after five years of being labelled a terrorist?
When information, such as this, is not public knowledge, accountability is thrown out the window. If nobody knows what is taking place, how can we keep the individuals who are in power, accountable?
Originally posted by Arcticnull
Would you want that on your conscience that our own government released someone, be them guilty or innocent to face an even worse fate then being clothed, fed and treated in a humanly?
Originally posted by Arcticnull
I don't and the political repercussions would be devastating if our government did the same thing.
Originally posted by Arcticnull
With that compensating they will then be able to father their education, open a business, become variable members of society once again, perhaps even become the voice an faces of truth and honesty.
Originally posted by Arcticnull
To ensure the safety of these people the only areas in the government that should know exactly what is going on with people being held under security certificates is the Minister of Justice, Minister of National Defence and the legal counsel which has been assigned to these people.
Originally posted by Arcticnull
o you need to know the names, addresses and family relationships of ever one of the soldiers who are a member of the JTF 2?
Originally posted by Arcticnull
There is no difference in releasing the information about those being held with a security certificate than those members of the JTF 2. Why? They are human beings who have a right to privacy and security for their own safety.