That kicked off a 17-year battle between Jaballah and the federal government over the legitimacy and constitutionality of the certificates. The government’s case ultimately died in the Federal Court of Appeal in October 2016. In 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the certificate regime was unconstitutional in the landmark R. v. Charkaoui case. The certificate was quashed for insufficient evidence by a Federal Court judge in November 1999, and Jaballah was released from detention. Finally, in June 2016, the Federal Court ruled the evidence against Jaballah was not solid enough and the certificate was thus unreasonable.

Source: National Post January 05, 2019 01:18 UTC