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INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................1
II. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................3
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HISTORY PRIOR TO THESE PROCEEDINGS.........................................................................................................3
PROCEDURAL HISTORY....................................................................................................................................7
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................14
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REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE.............................................................................................................17
TEMPORALITY................................................................................................................................................19
PARAGRAPH 34(1)(B): SUBVERSION BY FORCE ..............................................................................................21
PARAGRAPH 34(1)(C): TERRORISM ................................................................................................................22
PARAGRAPH 34(1)(D): DANGER TO THE SECURITY OF CANADA ....................................................................24
PARAGRAPH 34(1)(F): MEMBERSHIP IN AN ORGANIZATION...........................................................................25
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ALLEGATIONS..........................................................................................................................................29
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UNCONTESTED FACTS....................................................................................................................................32
THE MINISTERS’ ACCOUNT OF EVENTS BASED ON ALLEGED FACTS .............................................................33
MR. MAHJOUB’S ACCOUNT OF EVENTS BASED ON FACTS ALLEGED IN HIS EVIDENCE.................................38
V. EVIDENCE ...........................................................................................................................................................42
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THE MINISTERS’ CASE ...................................................................................................................................43
Physical Evidence.....................................................................................................................................43
Documentary Evidence.............................................................................................................................44
BRS and NSR Reports...............................................................................................................................51
Testimony of |||||||||||||||||||||| [a CSIS Witness]....................................................................................57
Testimony of Michel Guay........................................................................................................................59
Expert testimony and expert report of Professor Daniel Byman ..............................................................61
MR. MAHJOUB’S CASE ...................................................................................................................................63
Documentary Evidence.............................................................................................................................63
Expert testimony and expert report of Professor Wesley Wark ................................................................63
Expert testimony of Professor Lisa Given ................................................................................................65
Expert testimony and affidavit of Joshua Dratel ......................................................................................67
Expert testimony and expert report of Professor Fawaz Gerges..............................................................73
Testimony of Magdy Salem.......................................................................................................................75
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V. ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................................82
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WAS MR. MAHJOUB A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES, HAS ENGAGED OR WILL ENGAGE IN
SUBVERSION OR TERRORISM? ..................................................................................................................................83
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Do the alleged terrorist organizations exist, and are they involved in subversion or terrorism? ............83
Is Mr. Mahjoub connected to these organizations?................................................................................102
Preliminary issues .............................................................................................................................................. 102
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Foreign agency reports that have not been summarized................................................................................ 102
Provenance of the BRS report in the SIR Reference Indices Tab | | ............................................................ 104
Certain allegations against Mr. Mahjoub that the Court will not consider .................................................... 109
Mr. Mahjoub’s aliases................................................................................................................................... 110
Mr. Mahjoub’s contacts with alleged terrorists.................................................................................................. 126
The terrorist activities or membership in terrorist organizations of Mr. Mahjoub’s contacts............................ 145
Mr. Marzouk ................................................................................................................................................. 146
Mr. Khadr...................................................................................................................................................... 169
Mr. Al Duri ................................................................................................................................................... 179
Mr. Jaballah................................................................................................................................................... 193
Evidence connecting Mr. Mahjoub to a terrorist organization .......................................................................... 206
Mr. Mahjoub’s activities from 1979 to 2000................................................................................................. 207
Direct Evidence............................................................................................................................................. 282
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Does the connection establish reasonable grounds to believe that Mr. Mahjoub was a member ..........291
Summary of Findings on Membership....................................................................................................292