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Voices from the Trenches: Criminology Guest Speakers’ Series

Secrecy, Security, and Access to Information
“Spin versus the Right to Know”

Ann Rees (Journalism Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University) will speak about the disparity between citizens' right to authentic information about government in a democracy and the reality of the Prime Minister's Office's strategic use of spin and information control for partisan political advantage.

“Torture’s Textual Trail”

Mike Larsen (Criminology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University) will review a trail of documents obtained through Access to Information (ATI) law that relate to the collection and use of information derived from torture by Canadian security and intelligence agencies. He will provide a commentary on the implications of this practice and on the role of ATI methods in a critique of security.

“State Secrecy and the Struggle for the Disclosure of Afghan Detainee Documents”

Carmen Cheung (Senior Counsel / Litigation Director, BC Civil Liberties Association) will discuss the use of claims to national security confidentiality to block and limit the disclosure - in litigation and in Parliament - of government records related to the detention of detainees in Afghanistan.

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Where: Atrium, first floor of Surrey Main, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Everyone Welcome, No Registration Required.
For additional information, please contact:

Mike.larsen@kwantlen.ca
or
Joan.Nesbitt@kwantlen.ca

Past Events

November 23, 2011

7th Annual Freedom in Action Forum: Youth, Civil Liberties, and Citizenship

SFU Harbour Centre

Annual conference on rights and civil liberties for high school students. ...more

November 12, 2011

BCCLA @ Media Democracy Day

12:00 - 5:00 pm - Vancouver Public Library Promenade

Media Democracy Day is about democratization both through the media, and of the media. This means using the media for democratic self-governance; and reshaping the media themselves to make them more accessible, accountable, representative. ...more

November 5, 2011

Democracy and Freedom: Strange Bedfellows

Andrew Coyne

National editor of Maclean's, Mr. Coyne was an original member of The National Post, where he was their national affairs columnist. He has established himself over the last two decades as one of this country's most thoughtful, passionate and articulate commentators on political and economic issues. Mr. Coyne has been an editorial writer, columnist and contributor for The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, Saturday Night, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. This lecture is hosted in partnership with the Vancouver Institute. ...more

September 30, 2011