Justice committee  In the case of M.M., and also in the case of K.T., the ability to actually present evidence of abuse was dismissed as irrelevant to the proceedings. The judge doesn't want to hear about that, because the judge's hands are tied with respect to how the Extradition Act.... They say,

Justice committee  We recently had a Federal Court case in which the judge found that the extradition gave rise to a substantial risk of torture that had not been assessed by the minister, despite the information that had been put forward to show clear risk of torture. This was with the Government

Justice committee  It would seem to me that a court would be far more independent than the individual who has decided to proceed with the extradition. The minister has already made his position clear by proceeding with the extradition, so he has a bias. He's decided this is a case that needs to be

Justice committee  I would be happy to do that. I will give you an example of one Canadian citizen who was sought in a Chicago cold case in 1969. It's called the Freeman case. This is an African American man who came to Canada because his life was at great risk. He lived here peaceably for 35 years

Justice committee  That's wonderful of you. Thank you. Where I left off was talking about the gender-based analysis plus and why we need that. I would like the committee to consider, in addition to the Halifax proposals, which you've either heard about or will be hearing about tonight with Profes

Justice committee  I'm sorry. Are my five minutes up?

Justice committee  Thank you. My name is Matthew Behrens. I represent the group Women Who Choose to Live, which works with women who are criminalized and punished for trying to survive male violence. I've worked on extradition cases for over 20 years, largely with the families and those who have b