Thank you.
There is this assumption that the justice systems in all countries that have extradition treaties with Canada are fair and are fair for all of the people, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity and so on. However, this is often not the case. If we look at Muslims in particular, we know that in many countries they are treated unfairly under the law and that there are certain rules of evidence that are eliminated when we have Muslims who are accused. This is the case in France. Human Rights Watch, and there are other organizations, have documented France's use of torture or France's use of secret intelligence that cannot be tested in court. That is rejected in Canada, for example. It is used in order to convict people. I have been working on this case for so much of my life—I think I've spent maybe all of my thirties on Hassan's case—and when talking to people, I find that it is hard to convince them that a country like France is unfair to some segments of people.
I mean, I don't know why. If we look at the U.S., we see that there is racial discrimination. If we look at the history of Canada, we see that there has been discrimination against different people—for example, francophones and indigenous people. This assumption that the justice system is fair to everyone—I don't think it is based on solid evidence.