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Canadian Criminal Code: Jail Card

Economic Conference Dept: That s the message from international human rights groups to former U.S. president George W. Bush a popular, high-rolling guest speaker when he arrives in Surrey, B.C., for a regional economic conference on Thursday, according to The Star. Canada has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Torture, and the Canadian Criminal Code says that anyone suspected of torture can be arrested and subject to criminal investigation when he enters the country and do not pass go. Do not collect $150,000. Amnesty International wants Canada to hand him a go to jail card on charges of directing torture during the CIA s secret detention programs between 2002 and 2009. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.