No to security certificates, No to C-3!
End CSIS criminalization, profiling and harassment of refugees and immigrants!

Thursday, 31 January, 12:15pm
Rally in front of the Supreme Court (301 Wellington Street), Ottawa

**Reserve your seat on bus from Montreal now (details below)!**

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Just as it was recently discovered that the CIA destroyed records, it was revealed in 2005 that CSIS destroyed evidence in the file of security certificate detainee Adil Charkaoui. On January 31st, Charkaoui will be challenging the legality of the destruction of evidence in his file by CSIS at the Supreme Court.

The case will expose some of the weakness of the "evidence" CSIS uses in security certificate and similar cases: hearsay, rumours, unproven information from foreign spy agencies, and information obtained under torture. This information can be as tenuous as CSIS assessments of foreign intelligence agencies assessments of informers' unconfirmed allegations.

On the basis of such flimsy - and secret - information, immigrants can and have been refused entry to Canada, kept in legal limbo for decades ("security delayed"), put under surveillance, held under house arrest, imprisoned, deported, and even handed over to torture.

If it passes, Bill C-3, the "new" security certificate law, will continue to allow the government to use such information to justify indefinite detention, house arrest and deportation to torture. This information will still be withheld from the detainee, the detainee's lawyer, and the public, while CSIS will not be obligated to disclose all of its file even to the judge. In other words, C-3 will provide legal cover for CSIS to continue racial profiling and other abusive behaviours with impunity.

Join us on 31 January to denounce the actions of CSIS and its role in the criminalization, racial profiling and harassment of immigrants and targeted communities.

More information on CSIS: www.adilinfo.org/?q=en/node/170
Analysis of C-3: www.adilinfo.org/?q=en/node/232

**BUS FROM MONTREAL**

A bus will leave Montreal on Thursday, January 31st at 8:45am (SHARP!) from Berri-UQAM Metro, returning to Montreal by 4pm. Free transportation; vegetarian lunch provided on the bus.

To reserve a spot on the bus, please contact us at justiceforadil@riseup.net or 514 848 7583 (let us know if you have any food allergies or other needs for transportation or food).