Maher Arar has spoken out about his deportation to Syria by American authorities, and his lengthy imprisonment in a Syrian jail. He has also brought attention to the imprisonment of another Canadian, Abdullah Almalki. Mr. Almalki's case has not been nearly as high-profile as Arar's, probably because it wasn't the Americans who shipped him there - he was taken into custody while travelling in Damascus.
What is our government doing to protect Canadians from torturous justice systems abroad?
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham told a parliamentary committee dealing with Canadians imprisoned in the Middle East that the use of fiery rhetoric, the withdrawal of ambassadors and the threat of economic sanctions rarely works to achieve any results.I'm sure a full and impartial investigation into what happened to Maher Arar will prove this to be true.
So perhaps we should have one.
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