Parliamentarians, party leaders to receive 308 donated copies of Dark Days, tomorrow
At long last, we’ll be delivering the 308 copies of my book donated by readers and organizations to parliamentarians tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2. The books were donated by readers and organizations from across the country who believe it should be required reading for all MPs.
The reception is being held on Parliament Hill and will be hosted by Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie and Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Alex Neve. NDP leader Jack Layton, Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe and Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae will attend to accept the books on behalf of their caucuses. It is not yet confirmed who will attend to receive the books on behalf of the Conservative caucus.
Three of the men whose stories are told in the book — Ahmad El Maati, Abdullah Almalki, and Muayyed Nureddin — will be on hand to meet with the party leaders and parliamentarians, as will some of the readers and organizations who donated the books.
Human rights and civil liberties groups continue to urge the Canadian government to implement the Arar Inquiry’s recommendation — made more than two and a half years ago — for an effective, independent review mechanism for national security agencies, to fully implement the rest of the Arar Inquiry’s recommendations and to provide redress for
El Maati, Almalki and Nureddin through compensation and a public apology for Canada’s complicity in their torture.
The reception will start at noon and end at 12:45 p.m., and is being held in the Speakers Dining Room in room 216-N Centre Block. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP.
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