I would like to express my anger and frustration of how a Canadian could be deported and denied their basic human rights by the United States and Canada. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applicable to ALL Canadians. We, All Canadians, need to stand united together to disallow this crime against humanity from ever occurring again. A Canadian is a Canadian no matter where we go. WE all have rights and freedoms that must be respected world-wide as these rights and freedoms are our basic way of life, and what our country is built upon.

Thank you Maher for having the resolve to see this process through to the acknowledgement by the Canadian Government. To my mind your quiet dignity in the face of the roadblocks and denials has been exceptional. While it is not over yet, it seems that your hard work is starting to
bear fruit. God bless as you move on with your life. (Comments by Bryan Vroom.)

First of all...the mere fact that names are 'optional' defines your amazing conception of democracy. Mr. Arar is a very brave man, and you can see the stress of his long battle for recognition of history repeating itself in Canada, in his beautiful face. I wish him the best. (Anonymous)

It means very little, but I would like to apologize on behalf of my nation, as my government never will. It is shameful what happened to you, and the people who did this should be imprisoned. I am ashamed to be an American. I wish you luck in recovering from this and exposing what truly happened to the fulest extent you can. Hopefully Canadians have not succumbed to the allure of facism to the extent Americans have. (Comments by William Edwards.)