Omar Khadr case cost Ottawa $1.3 million Allan Woods and Michelle Shephard write: Ottawa has spent more than $1.3-million fighting against Toronto-born captive Omar Khadr, who has been held at the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention centre…
Guest post by Krystalline Kraus, reproduced from Rabble with permission. With the war in Iraq still ongoing and the conflict in Afghanistan going from bad to worse, who is paying the price? Can success be…
Omar Khadr Omar Khadr ‘innocent’ in death of U.S. soldier Michelle Shephard writes for the Toronto Star: Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr was buried face down under rubble, blinded by shrapnel and crippled, at the time…
By Krystalline Kraus, reproduced with permission The battle to keep U.S. Iraq war resisters in Canada has been ongoing since January 2004 when Jeremy Hinzman first arrived in Canada and filed a refugee claim as…
‘Brazen’ driver guilty in crash Bob Mitchell writes for the Toronto Star: On June 3, 2006, the Radmans were critically injured when their Pontiac Sunfire was hit by a Porsche which had gone out of…
Sanctuary gives way to freedom Andrew Chung writes: The federal government decided to grant Belaouni permanent residency status, made official on Oct. 22, despite ordering him deported in late 2005, when his application to stay…
Lifting the cover on Canada’s spy files Michelle Shephard writes for the Toronto Star: But beyond answering questions that have lingered for years about Khadr’s case, John’s testimony was a remarkable example of how the…
B.C. pops the question: Is polygamy a crime? Dirk Meissner writes: Canadians and the justice system need clarity on whether polygamy is a crime, British Columbia’s attorney general said Thursday in announcing he will ask…
Paper fights to shield its source Tonda MacCharles writes for the Toronto Star: The constitutional guarantee of a free press is “meaningless” if it does not protect journalists from being forced to reveal the identity…
Polanski may choose to go to U.S. Elizabeth Pineau writes: Film director Roman Polanski, now in Swiss detention, may decide to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex…
Prostitution laws not irrational, lawyer argues Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star: Just because prostitution is illegal in public and commercial venues in Canada but not in hotel rooms and homes doesn’t mean the…
Canada to take hard line with would-be migrants Jane Armstrong and John Ibbitson write for the Globe: Canada’s Immigration Minister has signalled that he intends to play hardball with 76 men believed to be from…
