In the News
Our work has been discussed in various Canadian news media, a selection of which is listed below. We believe in speaking up and speaking out for the advocacy of human rights and are proud to be part of a continuing public discussion on mobilizing social action against unfair laws and conditions in Canadian society.
We All Have a Right to the Truth
Discussant, Panel Discussion on Canadian Complicity in Torture Abroad Sponsored by Octopus Books, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa, August 26, 2009
Abdelrazik demands Canada remove him from UN terror list
National Post, July 23, 2009
Exiled Canadian Back in Montreal Courtroom
National Post, July 7, 2009
Stranded in Sudan, Abdelrazik expected back in Canada Saturday
CBC News, June 24, 2009
Tories relent on return of Canadian stuck in Sudan
National Post, June 23, 2009
Connecting with Social Struggles for Justice
University of Ottawa Common Law Bulletin, Spring/Summer 2009
Update on Abdelrazik Case
CKUT Radio, Montreal Interview with Samaa Eliby, April 26, 2009
Deportation to Torture: Past, Present and Future
Discussant, Panel Discussion organized by Coalition for Equal Treatment of Canadians Detained Abroad, National Press Club, Ottawa, April 25, 2009
Canadian Citizen Denied Entry to Canada
Rabble.ca radio interview, April 6, 2009
From Prisons to Colonialism: Global Apartheid
Discussant, Panel Discussion for Prisoner Justice Week, Exile Info Book Shop, Ottawa, March 21, 2009
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations
Discussant, Panel Discussion, Ottawa, February 12, 2009
Resolving Marijuana Prohibition
Discussant, Panel Discussion Organized by NORML Canada, Ottawa Public Library, January 26, 2009
Refugee Workers Face Barriers, Hearing Told
Globe and Mail, September 27, 2008
RCMP anti-terror unit probed accused enviro plan leaker
CBC News, May 21, 2008
Punk band the Suicide Pilots catches eye of anti-terror cops
The Canadian Press, May 20, 2008
Faire tomber la cloture a Ottawa
homesless.org, February 4, 2008
Panhandlers consider lawsuit to get fence down
The Ottawa Citizen, February 2, 2008
Ottawa’s homeless fight for right to sleep in underpass
CBC News, January 31, 2008
Introduction Bill C-3 to Modify the Security Certificate provisions under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
CKUT Interview by Mostafa Henaway, October 23, 2007
Rejecting the Special Advocate Model
Presentation at The Other Arars: When the Exception is the Rule – a panel and community discussion organized by the Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui, Montreal, October 21, 2007