Meet and talk with Mary Jo Leddy, author of Our Friendly Local Terrorist

Mary Jo Leddy, the Director of Romero House and a member of the Order of Canada, tells the story of the fourteen-year struggle of Suleyman Goven, a Kurd accused by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service of being a terrorist. She was "accidentally" present at Suleyman's first interview with CSIS. During that eight-hour ordeal he was propositioned: you work for us as a spy and you'll get your papers; otherwise-there are no guarantees. Mary Jo continued to be a witness to this bizarre and painful process over the following years at judicial and semi-judicial hearings, which finally ruled that Suleyman ought to be given his papers. The Hill Times' Jim Creskey hosts a conversation with Mary Jo Leddy on the efficacy of the immigration and security clearance systems in the Canadian government.     Sunday, October 24 @ 2:00 PM     Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave (at Bank St.)