Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar

The Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar was a public inquiry investigating the rendition and torture of Maher Arar released on September 18, 2006. The findings of this Commission are part of Report on the events Related to Maher Arar, also known as the Arar Report. The Commissioner of the inquiry was Justice Dennis O'Connor.

The report found that Arar was innocent, that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intelligence had been worthless, and that the RCMP had coordinated a smear campaign by leaking false information to the press to keep Arar imprisoned and avoid a public inquiry into its actions.

Commentary

 * "The Arar Report: The US Should Follow Canada's Lead", JURIST, September 27, 2006
 * Author Kerry Pither's blog
 * "Editorial - The Unfinished Case of Maher Arar", The New York Times, February 18, 2009
 * "My case reveals insincerity of human rights commitments by the U.S." by Maher Arar, The Progressive, Human Rights Day, December 10, 2009
 * Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case - video report by Democracy Now!
 * "Getting Away with Torture" by David Cole. The New York Review of Books. Volume 57, Number 1. January 14, 2010.
 * PRISM Magazine, published by Maher Arar and focused on "in-depth coverage and analysis of national security related issues."