Vice President Dick Cheney: Canadian Citizen

Canadian Citizens Dept: Cheney will be in Vancouver on Monday to promote his book In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, which outlines his views of the war on terror and other events during the administration of president George W. Bush, according to The Chronicle Herald. The New York-based group also said Canadian law provides for jurisdiction over an individual for torture and other crimes if the complainant is a Canadian citizen, even for offences committed outside Canada and tORONTO A human rights group is urging the federal government to bring criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney, accusing him of playing a role in the torture of detainees during the years of the Bush administration. Human Rights Watch claims that overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration, including at least two cases involving Canadian citizens, are grounds for Canada to investigate Cheney and comply with the Convention Against Torture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.