Security

Groups Call on Government to Implement Maher Arar Inquiry Recomendations Now!

richard — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:26:28 -0700

One year after the report of the Maher Arar Public Inquiry, the Polaris Institute joins Amnesty International and other groups in calling on Public Safety Minister, Stockwell Day, to implement Justice Dennis O'Connor's recommendations now.

US peace activist barred again from entering Canada

richard — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:45:01 -0700

Thursday, October 25, 2007, The Associated Press, OTTAWA - A U.S. peace activist who has been barred from Canada after past arrests for anti-war activities put her on an FBI crime database was denied entry again Thursday, despite having an invitation from several members of Parliament.

CANADA BARS ENTRY TO US PEACEMAKERS

richard — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:24:29 -0600

ACTION ALERT

Pressure Canadian Government to Change its Policies Sign CodePink's petition here

Boeing Gets Contract for U.S. Border Security Plan

mr.t — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:19:09 -0600

U.S. Goes With Boeing
For Border-Security Plan

By JOSEPH SCHUMAN
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE

With a wider overhaul of U.S. immigration unlikely to make it out of Congress soon, the Bush administration today is expected to announce it has picked Boeing to take the lead in a plan to curtail illegal immigration through high-tech surveillance.

Our Military in Afghansistan: The right mission for Canada?

karl — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:16:48 -0600

Debate: "Our military in Afghanistan: the right mission for Canada?"
Friday Sept 15 4:30-6:30pm

CBC's Avril Benoit will moderate Steven Staples of the Polaris Institute and Doug Bland of Queen's School of Policy Studies debate: "Our military in Afghanistan: the right mission for Canada?"