Free the five

The march, organized by the Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui, demanded liberty for all five detainees.

Control orders

Charkaoui remains under "preventive" conditions that prevent him from leaving home without his mother or father.

We'll be back

We'll be back until our demands are met.

Christian Legeais, Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee

Christian Legeais speaks on behalf of the Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee

Delegation delivers letter to Dion's man

A delegation of community leaders presented an open letter to a representative of Dion's.

A promise

Dion's representative promised a meeting with Dion 'soon' to speak about the issue.

Still deporting to torture

The new law will still allow the government to threaten people with deportation to torture.

Destination: Stephane Dion's office

Stephane Dion, the leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, is based at 750 Marcel Laurin in Montreal.

In front of Dion's office

Dion's rep waiting

A representative of Dion's was waiting at the office.

The Future?

Security certificates are just a beginning

Security certificates normalize 'preventive' arrests, secrecy, and expanding government powers of surveillance and torture.

First march in Ville St. Laurent?

Perhaps a first for Ville St. Laurent, the colourful march, complete with marching band and bright silk banners, wound through the largely immigrant, Muslim and Arab neighbourhood, chanting, "Dion, Dit Non!".

Charkaoui

Charkaoui's courageous public campaign succeeded in having the law declared unconstitutional. However, he is still denied the basic right to a fair trial.

Naeem keeps the beat

One of the youngest marchers, Naeem, keeps the beat for the marching band.

Not slowing down

The public campaign will certainly continue until the five detainees are freed or provided with a fair trial.

Still refused a fair trial

The new law does not meet a single one of the demands of the public campaign.

Neighbourhood based

In the weeks leading up to the march, teams went door to door along the march route, discussing the issue with people in the neighbourhood and inviting them to join in.

Community groups, NGOs, unions, student associations

Banners of many community groups, NGOs, unions, student associations showed the broad support for the campaign for the abolition of security certificates.

Still detained indefinitely

Under the new law, the government will still be able to detain people or place them in house arrest indefinitely

Prison

Hassan Almrei remains alone in Guantanamo Bay North, in effective solitary confinement.

Dion, Dit Non! March against new security certificate.

Lively march in Stéphane Dion's riding calls on Liberal leader to oppose new security certificate legislation, November 2007.

House arrest

Like Mahmoud Jaballah and Mohammed Mahjoub, Mohamed Harkat has lived under severe house arrest since his transfer from prison.

Voicing opposition to the new law

Members of diverse organizations and Adil Charkaoui himself took the mike to voice their opposition to C-3.

Delegation from Ottawa

Members of the Justice for Mohamed Harkat committee joined the march from Ottawa.

When will it end?

New security certificate law was introduced in October, in response to the supreme court decision that the old law was illegal.

La famille Charkaoui

The Charkaoui family has been on the forefront of the public call for a fair trial for Adil and other security certificate detainees.

Art of resistance

The march was bright and festive, with beautiful artwork prepared by many different local artists.