We Are Change Confronts Carl Rove

Hey Carl, you will be held accountable for the crimes you have committed. I'm so glad you and your cronies like coming up here to give paid speeches, I hope you all continue that practice. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Department of Justice and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have a War Crimes Program that we need to introduce you too. The great thing about Canada's social programs is not the abstract knowledge that the programs exist, it's getting into the programs and using them for their intended purposes.

The policy of the Canadian Government is unequivocal: Canada is not and will not become a safe haven for persons involved in war crimes, crimes against humanity or other reprehensible acts regardless of when or where they occurred.

As my MP told me 'It is important to understand what the legal definition of a war criminal is before you accuse someone of it.' In Canada we have the The Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. A really cool part is Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act SCHEDULE: PROVISIONS OF ROME STATUTE PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 8 War crimes 2 (a) (ii) which states:

2 For the purpose of this Statute, “war crimes” means: (a) grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(ii) torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;

This means anyone involved with torture is a war criminal. Water boarding is torture Carl. You may think you have some clever thought to get around that, but you are wrong. Water boarding people is torture. You were involved, you are a war criminal.

If you are wondering about Canadian courts and their jurisdiction in these areas you might want to look at what the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act says about this:

Active nationality and territorial jurisdiction, which ensures Canada holds jurisdiction over crimes committed on Canadian territory and by Canadians anywhere in the world;
Passive nationality jurisdiction, which gives Canada jurisdiction over crimes committed against Canadian nationals; and
Universal jurisdiction, which allows Canada to prosecute any individual present in Canada for crimes listed in the CAHWCA - regardless of that individual's nationality or where the crimes were committed
This wide-ranging approach is consistent with Canada's previous war crimes policy.