Mr. Speaker, equality before the inquiry and Mr. Arar's right to protect his interests depend upon an open process. As I said, just last week the Ontario Superior Court ruling stressed the constitutional right to an open court process that can be violated by secrecy.
I am asking the government to again re-examine the way in which documents have been kept secret in this matter and which have limited the ability of the inquiry to hear from Mr. Arar himself on some of the information before it. This is because he and his lawyer have no access to those documents.
I ask the government to examine the decision of the Ontario Superior Court and to re-examine its position. I do not think the fact that an inquiry is underway exonerates the government from exercising its responsibility for the actions of its officials.