Afghan Detainees: Why the BCCLA is concerned and calling for a public inquiry
June 27, 2012 Update:  The Military Police Complaints Commission (“MPCC”) released its Final Report following its inquiry into the conduct of the military police relating to the transfer of detainees captured […]
History of the BCCLA’s involvement in Afghan Detainee issues
June 27, 2012 Update:  The Military Police Complaints Commission (“MPCC”) released its Final Report following its inquiry into the conduct of the military police relating to the transfer of detainees […]
Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but it isn’t, it ain’t.
Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic. (1) Happy 2012 from the BCCLA National […]
A hit, a very palpable hit
Good news from the Federal Court this morning. As those of you who have been following our work at the Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC) may recall, the Department of […]
“Gentlemen at home, hoodlums elsewhere.”
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) issued an excellent judgment on the issue of extraterritorial application of human rights instruments in the case of Al-Skeini and Others […]
Shake-up at the Military Police
Yesterday, the Canadian Press reported that the Canadian Forces provost marshal — the head of the military police — will be granted more direct authority over all members of the […]
The BCCLA in snowy Ottawa: final submissions at the MPCC
The BCCLA National Security Blog comes to you live from Ottawa, where Amnesty International Canada and the BCCLA just presented oral (and final?) submissions to the MPCC. Here are some […]
MPCC — the final stretch?
Faithful readers of the BCCLA National Security Blog will know that we first kicked things off here in December 2009 with our post on Richard Colvin’s documents, which warned senior […]
Back from hiatus! (briefly)
So one of our readers pointed out recently that the National Security Blog’s long overdue for an update, and he’s absolutely right, especially given the things we’ve been up to […]
Laroche, redux
This morning at the MPCC, Paul Champ resumed his cross-examination of BGen Guy Laroche. Readers of these pages may recall that at the close of the last session of MPCC […]
