In reverse chronological order, below are statements, letters, and background information on the life-and-death situation at Canada's Guantanamo Bay. While six former foreign ministers for Canada have rightfully spoken up against the brutality of the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, they remain shamefully silent on what is happening in their own back yard.

 "We may not have much more time." Day 80 Hunger Strike Update, February 12, 2007

"Hunger Strikers Must Be Heard"; Editorial, Ottawa Citizen, February 8, 2007

February 7 Update: Situation Critical While Stockwell Day Lost in the Twilight Zone

Bill Siksay Editorial, Kingston Whig-Standard, February 7, 2007

Proceedings on hunger strike, Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, February 6, 2007, Ottawa

Letter from Chinese Canadian Redress Alliance, February 6, 2007

Bill Siksay (NDP) Questions Stockwell Day on the Hunger Strike, Feb. 5, 2007

Rotating Solidarity Fast Gets Underway, February 5, 2007

Amnesty International Open Letter on Hunger Strike

Stockwell Day's Statements on Hunger Strike Found to be Deceptive And Dishonest; Reality Check Document Dispels Myths Day has Spread About Life-and-Death Hunger Strike at Canada's Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 6, 2007; REALITY CHECK DOCUMENT IN FRENCH

 

Let Them Eat Chocolate Sauce: February 4 Hunger Strike Update and Call to Action
Statements on the Hunger Strike from NDP, Ursula Franklin, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Council for Refugees, Feb. 2, 2007

FEBRUARY 1 UPDATE: Families head to Ottawa in 11th-Hour Bid to Save Loved Ones on Hunger Strike, Call the PMO Friday at 11 am

"We are slowly dying in here..."; Weekend Scare Underscores Very Real Danger of Sudden Death for Hunger Striking Detainees at Canada's Guantanamo North; Still No Medical Monitoring After Two Months Without Food, January 30, 2007
Stockwell Day Visits "Guantanamo North" Prison in Kingston, But Refuses To Speak with Detainees, January 26, 2007
70 Health Care Professionals Call on Stockwell Day to Intervene and Negotiate to End Hunger Strike, January 23, 2007

A Flowering of Resistance: Cross-Country Days of Action Call for Closing of Guantanamo North; Punishing Hunger Strike Continues, January 16, 2007
Open Letter from Gitmo North; Hunger Strike Update, January 8, 2007
Hunger Strike at Canada's Guantanamo Bay: December 15, 2006