In this public submission Mr. Paul Copeland, counsel for the Law Union of Ontario, informs the Commissioner that based on their extensive experience in National Security matters, the Union has concluded that when the Government makes the claim that "National Security" is at issue such claims should be scrutinized with a high degree of skepticism. "Unlawful activity, illegal activity, deception and male fides on the part of the Government or its agents have often been associated with tasks carried out in the name of national security .....", he argues.

In this public submission Mr. Ken Rubin encourages the Commissioner to seriously consider the request made by Mr. Arar's lawyers with respect to the disclosure of information regarding Mr. Arar. "If they cannot at a very minimum have the Government of Canada disclose information and documents that are or have been in the public domain, then the Inquiry suffers", Mr. Rubin argues.