Original author: Tim Naumetz
Source: The Law Times
URL: [link]
Date: December 3, 2007
OTTAWA — Human rights lawyers are astonished at a defence the Harper government has provided Parliament in response to allegations Canada’s secret no-fly list may violate the Charter of Rights.
In a written reply to questions about the list from an NDP MP, Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said the government, by preventing passengers who “may” be a threat from boarding aircraft, is fulfilling a duty under s. 7 to protect the right to life and personal security of the crew and other passengers.
Legal experts say Cannon has it backwards — the Charter is intended to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens from government abuse.
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JUNE 2017: Mohamed Harkat once again faces deportation to his native Algeria after the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal government’s security certificate regime constitutional. This fight is not over. The Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee will re-double its efforts to see that justice is done for Mohamed Harkat and that the odious security certificate system of injustice is abolished once and for all.
JUNE 2017: Mohamed Harkat once again faces deportation to his native Algeria after the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal government’s security certificate regime constitutional. This fight is not over. The Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee will re-double its efforts to see that justice is done for Mohamed Harkat and that the odious security certificate system of injustice is abolished once and for all.
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