Elizabeth May: Why we need a public inquiry into the Hassan Diab case

A grave injustice was visited upon Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-born sociology professor from Ottawa. It stemmed in part from his own government’s laws and actions. As a Canadian lawmaker, I am compelled to speak out and demand that we find out why he was subjected to such appalling treatment.
In 2008, the French government applied to extradite Diab, a Canadian citizen and father to a young family, on the basis of evidence described by the Canadian judge as “weak, convoluted and confusing