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PRESS RELEASES
OTTAWA, September 6, 2007 - Maher Arar will not testify before the Commission of Inquiry - click here

OTTAWA, August 9, 2007 - Arar Commission discloses more information to the public - click here

OTTAWA, July 26, 2007 - Arar Commission will not appeal Federal Court decision on the release of public information - click here

OTTAWA, December 12, 2006 - Arar Commission recommends a new review agency for the RCMP’s national security activities, and a new review process for five other agencies - click here

OTTAWA, December 6, 2006 - Arar Commission to release Policy Review Report on December 12 - click here

OTTAWA, September 18, 2006 - Arar Commission releases its findings on the handling of the M aher Arar case
- click here

Algonquin Room, Old City Hall , Ottawa

November 15 – 18, 2005

SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES


 Tuesday, November 15

1:00 – 2:00

Canadian Civil Liberties Association, represented by Ken Swan, Vice-President; Alan Borovoy, General Counsel; and Alexi Wood, Director, Public Safety Project

2:00 – 3:00

Scott Burbidge

3:00 – 3:15

Afternoon break

3:15 – 4:15

The REDRESS Trust, The Association for the Prevention of Torture, and the World Organisation Against Torture, represented by Carla Ferstman, Director of The REDRESS Trust


Wednesday, November 16

3:00 – 4:00

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, represented by Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart; Hedy Kirkby, Legal Counsel; and Carman Baggeley, Senior Policy Analyst

4:00 – 5:30

Maher Arar, represented by Lorne Waldman, Counsel

5:30 – 6:30

Amnesty International, represented by Hilary Homes, Campaigner for International Justice, Security and Human Rights


Thursday, November 17

9:00 – 10:00

Canadian Arab Federation and the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations, represented by Mohamed Boudjenane, Executive Director, Canadian Arab Federation

10:00 – 12:00

Security Intelligence Review Committee, represented by Gary Filmon, Chair; and Susan Pollak, Executive Director

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch break

1:00 – 3:00

Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, represented by Paul Kennedy, Chair; and Steven McDonell, Senior General Counsel

3:00 – 3:10

Afternoon break

3:10 – 4:10

International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, represented by Warren Allmand, Legal Counsel

4:10 – 5:10

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), represented by Chief Jack Ewatski, Winnipeg Police Service and President of the CACP; and Supt. Gordon Schumacher, Winnipeg Police Service and member of the CACP Law Amendments Committee


Friday, November 18

8:50 – 9:50

Office of the CSE Commissioner, represented by Joanne Weeks, Executive Director

9:50 – 10:50

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, represented by Jason Gratl, President; and Murray Mollard, Executive Director

10:50 – 11:00

Morning break

11:00 – 1:00

Panel: Ontario Provincial Police, represented by Commissioner Gwen Boniface; Ottawa Police Service, represented by Chief Vince Bevan; and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, represented by Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli

1:00 – 2:00

Lunch break

2:00 – 5:00

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, represented by
Giuliano Zaccardelli, Commissioner; Supt. Richard Evans, Adjudications Directorate; and Mark Scrivens, Senior Counsel, RCMP Legal Services, Department of Justice

 


September 20, 2005 - Rescheduling of Policy Review hearings


Last Updated: 2006-12-12



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