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In Reply to: In Canada, non-citizens have rights. posted by Jim Pearce on February 23, 2007 at 11:06:06:
The Supreme Court gave us back habeas corpus. That's the Canada I love. I'm one happy, happy man today. Now if we can only get some traction on climate change and consign Governor Harper to the dustbin of history, the world will be back on its axis. Oh, and just so we know it's not only The Star reporting this, here's a comment from the story in The Grope and Flail:The ramifications of the decision will extend far beyond Canada's border, says Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada.
Speaking at a news conference following the judgment's release, Mr. Neve said the ruling debunked government claims that the security certificate system was fine.
"It's a ringing, profoundly important endorsement of one simple bedrock truth: Security is all about human rights," Mr. Neve said.
The ruling strengthens the Arar Commission's position in "conveying an unequivocal message" that fundamental rights will not be countenanced by the nation's senior judges, he said. [OK, that doesn't read quite right, but I think his point is clear...]
"That will be heard outside Canada as well in courtrooms, legislatures around the world, and it helps to reverse the global rollback in human rights that has been such a worrying trends worldwide since September 11th," he said.
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