As long as he's there anyway...

Wayne Easter testifies that CSIS played no role in Arar's deportation. But it looks like CSIS figured it would be easiest to leave Arar in Syria:

A draft Foreign Affairs memo says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service "made it clear to the department that they would prefer to have him remain in Syria, rather than return to Canada."

I wonder if they were worried about being embarrassed on Arar's return.

By the way, what actions did Easter take?

Easter steadfastly maintains he presumed Arar's innocence throughout the episode, but felt it was outside his jurisdiction to formally correct the record with his counterparts in Washington and Damascus.

I for one feel much better knowing that our government will privately presume innocence, while allowing torturers to presume otherwise.