CSIS's role in the matter of Omar Khadr : Rôle du SCRS dans l'affaire Omar Khadr

CSIS, DFAIT and the RCMP met and decided that in order "to take advantage of the possibility of early travel times secured with the assistance of other agencies," DFAIT would coordinate access requests on behalf of Canadian agencies through the American Embassy in Ottawa.14 The Canadian 10 11 According to DFAIT, it had fought Khadr's transfer to Guantanamo Bay because of his young age. [...] July 8,2009 Page 11 of 31 Notwithstanding any security markings appearing on this record, the information contained herein is no longer classified SIRC Study 2008-05 TOP SECRET In addition to recording all interviews with Khadr, the US made information-sharing a precondition to allowing CSIS to meet him; in fact, CSIS would have to provide "a copy of the final report on the visit, in addition to c [...] As the US's interrogation techniques came under attack, the US military defended its practices saying the questioning that went on in the detention facility was within the bounds of normal legal procedures in effect in the US.41 SIRC notes that there was widespread media reporting on allegations of mistreatment and abuse of detainees in US custody in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay prior to CSIS in [...] In SIRC's report on The Role of CSIS in the Matter of Maher Arar, we made a number of recommendations regarding the need to amend operational policy governing information-sharing and cooperation to ensure that CSIS takes into account the human rights records of foreign countries. [...] For example, the YCJA stipulates that no oral or written statement given to police by a person under the age of eighteen can be admissible in court unless the person was given the opportunity to consult with legal counsel, a parent or other adult prior to making the statement, or has had explained in age-appropriate language that any such statement is required to be made in the presence of legal c