It is a well-known fact that the countries of the Middle East and the Maghreb are not democracies. Everybody knows that. I don't have to prove that in these countries, the rule of law does not apply. But, what is worse, after 9/11, the world changed. We know that there is a process called exceptional rendition, which means being sent somewhere to be tortured.
The security certificate process under Bill C-3 is unconstitutional because it represents deportation to legal torture. When I say “legal”, I use that term advisedly. What I can expect in Morocco is to be tortured. Immigration Canada even told me that. They repeated that on October 19. They told me that I would be tortured and that my life would be in danger, but that I would be deported anyway, because they could not protect me under the Geneva Convention.
I don't want to be protected under the Geneva Convention; I want to be protected against CSIS. I want to have an opportunity to clear my name. I have asked for a public commission of inquiry. I've asked for a trial. I have done nothing but repeat the same things over and over since 2003. I've been saying the same thing for four years now. So, the consequences are serious for me and for my family.
I was given diplomatic guarantees in 2004, as was Maher Arar. I was told I could go to Morocco and I would be protected. In 2005, a Radio-Canada reporter, Mr. Jean-François Lépine, went to Morocco and did an investigation for the program Zone Libre. He discovered that the diplomatic guarantees were false and that an unsigned arrest warrant had been issued by Morocco. That reporter gave me a copy of it which was then filed with the court.