Canada uses the same DHS watchlist for screening its own domestic passengers.

The Canadian government hasn't been able to put together a similar list.

There has been significant contraversy on the matter - as Canadian citizens wonder why the US has a say on who travels on their domestic flights.

I expect that if Pres. Bush shares one attribute with his father it is that he will not apologize for any US action. Keep in mind at after the USS Vincennes shot down the Iranian commercial airliner in the 1980's, Bush Sr. said that he would never apologize for the United States, regardless of the right or wrong of the action. I think neither men have had the confidence in themselves nor, unfortunately, in the country to be able to admit a mistake.

Read Harper's anticipated words carefully.

This Bush clone will blame the whole affair on the previous Liberal government, like the winger's in the US blame Clinton for 9/11

Make no mistake, Harper's hand was forced here and he will do all he can to lay it at Cretien's feet

Fantasy Harper press release:

"Canada is in the process of preparing its own terrorist watch list. Until such time as Maher Arar receives a full public apology from the United States government, and appropriate compensation, the names of George W. Bush and Alberto R. Gonzales will appear on Canada's terrorist watch list, and these men will be unwelcome to enter Canada."

I had the RCMP banging on my door for writing on the Internet that Bush had to die because he represented a threat to world peace.
They questioned me on orders given them by the FBI through our benevolent pro-US conservative prime minister.
Stephen Harper is just going through the motions imposed on him by the Royal Commission's report, the opposition parties and the majority of Canadians.
He has too many socio-econimic affinities with the Bush gang of violent morons to really mean what he is saying and doing and is always quick to blame the previous Liberal government.
Ultimately, however, the onus is on the fascist U.S. government and its diabolic ambassador in Ottawa.

Yvon Thivierge

It's all about liability. The US is probably liable to 100s of people who have been tortured as a result of American actions. The government is afraid of seting a precedent with Arar. Too bad. Sooner or later they will have to settle. I suspect that like much else the change will occur on January 20th, 2009 at 12:01 PM.

Canada should promptly file a claim for reimbursement against the United States.

An Off Broadway play opens on February 8th about the reality of extraordinary rendition. It is by a Canadian named David Gow and played in Canada under the title "Relative Good" It will appear in New York under the title "Arrivals" at Bank Street Theatre.

By persisting in its assertion that Arar is a security risk and, as Stockwell Day indicates, failing to provide evidence to justify that assertion, the US demonstrates that it is NOT A RELIABLE ALLY for Canada in security matters.

Um, Harper is not "Mini-Bush", guys - our Conservative Party is pretty much the US Democrat party. Harper, Mulroney, Campbell, and Clark would all be very, very welcomed into Clinton and Gore and Obama's party.

Funny how so many people can't understand that...

Finally an apology! Now, we Canadians must stop supporting this bogus "War on Terror" before this happens to anyone else.

Jason: The Conservative party is a right-of-centre party, just like the Republican party is, in theory. Most Conservative Party members, especially those former members of the Canadian Alliance / Reform Party, would be more at home in the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. I could see the former Federal Progressive Conservative Party as an analogue to so-called "Conservative Democrats" in the US, but both are a really a watered down version of the right-wing.

A minor points: extraordinary rendition is not "extradition." They tried to force him to sign a "voluntary" removal order. He rightly refused. No legitimate legal extradition hearings were held. He was just put on a plane in the dead of night. He's still on the US watch list today, but they won't say any more that it's because he's a terrorist, but merely because he fits certain technical criteria. We all know he's on the list for one reason only: to prevent him from testifying to Leahy's committee. If Leahy really wants to stir things up and show Democratic spine, he should fly to Canada tomorrow and personally escort Arar to Washington with CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN in tow. I'd hate to be the poor INS official who would try to stop him.

sorry about the double post-- I didn't think the anonymous post (i forgot to enter my handle) would go through.

also sorry about the typo.

hey jason, isn't the democratic party pretty much 'mini-bush' in and of itself? apart from being completely pathological, what are the differences? the conservative party of canada is THE right wing party here, and their goal is a larger military, larger military, larger military.

I'm not only Canadian, I'm gay. And I sure don't feel threatened at all by Harper. He'd prefer "civil unions", okay -- but so does John Kerry. So what's the big difference?

There isn't one.

As for this "larger military" nonsense, Canada's military is miniscule. We could easily have a larger military and *not* become a militarized police state.

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