Speaker- Tom Sandborn

Speaker- Tom Sandborn a director of The BC Civil Liberties Association(BCCLA) was introduced by Muriel Groves. His topic was civil liberties and national security. BCCLA is a national organization founded at UBC in 1962. Democracy is of utmost importance Citizens are sovereign. We have the right to speak freely. The basic test applied by BCCLA when approached with a potential case is -does it have something to do with democracy? The BCCLA currently has 200 open files. Cases -The Arar case. Much of the work is not high profile. In progress-anti torture legislation , prisoner transfers in Afghanistan- an injunction was sought to prevent transfers Security certificate legislation is a concern -It is used frequently against Islamic men-many are held on unfounded accusations. Due process is an issue . The web site is www.bccla.org Notes taken this week by Jim Mackinnon