March 29, 2009
CSIS, RCMP to testify before Public Safety Committee March 31
Witnesses representing the RCMP, CSIS and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) will testify on the Arar Inquiry recommendations and the Iacobucci Inquiry findings before the Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, March 31. CSIS and RCMP representatives should be asked, among other things, if they are prepared to apologize for the ways in which their agencies contributed to the detention and torture of Canadian citizens. The hearing takes place from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., in room 253 Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is open to the public. More details to be available soon on the Committee page here.
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March 30th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Thank you for the news, for the Blog, for the great Book.
In your mild manners the question would be “prepared to apologize”? …a very kind question to them, I believe.
I honestly would like to get another answer too: Are they prepared to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth about their participation in these crimes?
Are they ready to tell the truth and take responsibility for their acts?
Are they going to make accountable, on an individual basis, those who deliberately betrayed Canada and Canadians by getting into the “dark side” and covering up crimes?
The RCMP/CSIS , at this point, stands side by side with secret services and police forces in any criminal dictatorship that kept criminal insiders protected for “national security” reasons . None of them have any moral standing to point fingers at criminals. Hopefully some accountability will come out of these hearings. If not, God Help Canada!