National Security, Surveillance Technology, and Human Rights in Canada - 1:22:13 - Nov 5, 2007 - Videos

Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act has raised concern among human rights activists that it could lead to severe violations of suspected and accused “terrorists”, and to the targeting and profiling of Muslims and Arabs in Canada. These concerns have become further entrenched with the release of Canada’s first No-fly list on June 18th, 2007 known as the Passenger Protection Program. As we consider the need to improve our intelligence and law enforcement systems, we must have an open and informed dialogue about what measures truly make us safer while ensuring that our fundamental values and liberties are not sacrificed. In response, the uOttawa Law & Technology group presented a multi-disciplinary symposium entitled, "National Security, Surveillance Technology and Human Rights in Canada.” This symposium launched this year's Tory’s Technology Law Speaker Series and discussed issues that lie at the interface of national security, current surveillance technology and racial profiling. The symposium was conducted in a moderated open panel format open to questions from the audience. The University of Ottawa was very proud to present the following panelists: Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada; Craig Forcese, Professor in the Faculty of Common Law at the University of Ottawa; David Lyon, Canada Research Chair in Sociology at Queen’s University and director of the Surveillance Project; Maureen Webb, a Canadian human rights and labour lawyer and Co-Chair of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (unable to attend due to illness); Barbara Jackman, a Toronto based human rights and immigration lawyer who represented Mahmoud Jaballah and Mahmoud Mahjoub. Prof. Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology moderated the event.«

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