Sep 24, 2014
ISIS: Their barbarism… and ours
The barbarism that is ISIS has its roots in the barbarism that was Canadian and "coalition" war policy in the obliteration of Iraq in the 1991 "Gulf" war and subsequent sanctions.
Matthew Behrens
Matthew Behrens is a freelance writer and social justice advocate who coordinates the Homes not Bombs non-violent direct action network. His column "Taking Liberties" examines connections between national security and civil liberties. Behrens has worked closely with the targets of Canadian and U.S. "national security" profiling for many years.
Aug 22, 2014
Poland in the torture hot seat: Is Canada next?
A little-noticed European Court of Human Rights decision regarding Polish complicity in torture may well have ripple effects on this side of the Atlantic and, hopefully, produce some accountability.
Jul 23, 2014
The pain and suffering behind Canada's immigration inventory
In a sign that the government has gone overboard with its anti-migrant policies, even the Federal Court of Canada has been left with no choice but to try and rein in some of the more odious decisions.
Jun 20, 2014
Colliding worlds in an Ottawa courtroom highlight Canada's gender-based violence
An Ottawa courtroom recently witnessed the rare intersection of numerous taproots of violence undergirding Canadian society, in the sentencing hearing of Ashley White.
May 21, 2014
Productive week for Canada's desk torturers in Harkat, Diab cases
Two judicial decisions released last week in the cases of Mohamed Harkat and Hassan Diab remind us that the concept of national security is incompatible with democracy.
Apr 23, 2014
Canada's coup-supporting corporate cowboy diplomacy
The Ukraine debacle represents the latest in a pattern of Stephen Harper and John Baird supporting coups and ignoring human rights violations as a nasty but necessary part of doing business.
Mar 21, 2014
Does Ottawa believe the Salvadoran government is terrorist?
The cases of Oscar Vigil and Jose Figueroa reveal the ideological abuse of Canada's immigration system, where many who resisted tyranny in their homelands face "security inadmissibility" in Canada.
Feb 21, 2014
CSIS still the cat in the birdcage
When it comes to Canada's security agencies, it is clear who threatens national security in the same way it is clear who threatens the birds when cats are placed in their cages.
Jan 20, 2014
Canada's government-sponsored law-breakers 'push the border out'
The CBSA has long been engaged in beefing up a strategy to prevent asylum seekers from getting to Canada, a clear violation of international and domestic law.
Dec 20, 2013
Taking liberties: Santa Claus rejects NORAD escort, may be placed on no-fly list
In a little-noticed news release from the North Pole, a jolly senior citizen has asked that his image not be co-opted this holiday season by the Canadian War Department and NORAD.
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