Mr. Arar, as a fellow Canadian, I stand with you in your fight and I thank you for your determination in your battle for justice. What you are doing is a great service to every Canadian and what happened to you is evil, immoral and depraved. The complicity of the Canadian government really sickens me. I hope you are well and I send you my best wishes. (Comments from Mark Orr)

I just wanted to send along my support for all of your efforts to push the Canadian and U.S. governments to give the public full disclosure of the events surrounding Mr. Arar's rendition to Syria. Let's hope that these efforts will help prevent this kind of thing happening in the future. I will also be contacting Geoff Regan (Acting Attorney General in the Arar inquiry). Thank you for all of your bravery and persistence. Good luck to you. (Comments from Susan Ballinger)

As an American, I'm deeply ashamed at what was done to Mr. Arar. I think the U.S. government policy of rendition to countries that practice torture is despicable. I support U.S. efforts against terrorism, but I think that kidnapping an innocent man for nearly a year without any explanation, trial, or access to legal counsel is morally wrong and absolutely unconstitutional. I hope that Mr. Arar's case will help expose the Bush administration's shameful policies and put pressure on them to stop. Thank you for speaking out about what happened to you, Mr. Arar. (Comments from Dan Lenski)

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Government of Canada wants to prevent a great deal of the information that has been made available to the Commissioner from becoming public.

Dear Maher ... Do not give up, no matter how many roadblocks and governmental/political stonewalling tactics are used to keep your case out of the public eye. Do not give up, as you represent all of us who could be in the same situation.

I want you to know how sickened, appalled and outraged I am by the Bush administrations's horrific policy of extraordinary rendition. I wish you every success in your efforts to obtain justice. As an American, I feel ashamed of the Bush administration's assault on human rights and civil liberties. As a Jewish woman who deeply believes in the values of seeking peace and pursuing justice, please know that I stand with you in solidarity. (Comments from an anonymous American Jewish feminist against extraordinary rendition)