As individuals and on behalf of our various organizations, we have all closely followed the cases of Maher Arar, Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin. We participated as Intervenors in the two inquiries, headed by Justices O’connor and Iacobucci, which examined the role of Canadian officials in the serious human rights violations experienced by these four men. We made numerous written and oral submissions to the two inquiries, laying out our grave concerns, as well as our recommendations as to action to redress the injustices these men had experienced and the reforms needed to prevent a repeat of such tragedies.
