For all those who think: "Canada?? It couldn't happen here/there"!

[gator_in_Ontario]

Five years ago, in the US I said the same words....


RCMP raid sparks outrage
Mounties search reporter's home, office for Arar material
Journalist groups, news executives denounce unusual action

OTTAWA—The RCMP launched a massive and highly unusual search of the home and office of an Ottawa reporter yesterday in a bid to find leaked material in the Maher Arar case.

The raid was condemned by organizations representing journalists.

"I think this is a black, black day for freedom in this country, and I'm absolutely outraged," said Scott Anderson, editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen.

At 8 a.m. yesterday, 10 RCMP officers arrived at the home of Citizen reporter Juliet O'Neill with a search warrant. Over the next 5 1/2 hours, they searched her house, went through her personal belongings, downloaded her computer's hard drive and took away files, spiral notebooks, address books and phonebooks. A similar search took place at her office at the Citizen's city hall bureau.

More.... http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1074726614045&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154

[el_gato]

1. I had read recently that the RCMP had been training

in the U.S.

[reprehensor]

2. The new conservatives...

Probably think that the Neocons are A-OK. Don't they? This is very dangerous for all of Canada.

Paul Martin doesn't seem to be much better.