More on the Canadian Supreme Court's Decision on Detention
Feb-24-07 11:19 am
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previous post discussed the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court invalidating indefinite detention. The funny/not-so-funny thing about these certificates for detention is that they were instituted by the Liberal government after 9/11 but sparecly used. Under the current Conservative government, they were more widely used but with the Supreme Court ruling unanimously, it is evident that this is no longer a political issue (as both Liberals and Conservatives sit on the court).
While I applaude the Supreme Court for their verdict, which confirmed that the certificates violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms where is guarantees a fair trial, they decided that their decision would not be legally binding for 1 year, giving the government time to make new laws. In the mean time, the law stands as is but in 1 year, everyone who is detained will have access to the evidence against them.
I think the CTV (canadian TV) article says it best
here.
Posted by Amaan Ismail
