How very interesting that a law that has been in place since 1978 would only now be found to be at variance with Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From the [1] BBC, with thanks to all who sent this in:

Canada's Supreme Court has struck down a controversial system that allowed the government to detain and deport foreign-born terror suspects.

The nine judges ruled that the security certificate system - in place since 1978 - violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The debate over the law pitched security against individual rights
Canada's Supreme Court has struck down a controversial system that allowed the government to detain and deport foreign-born terror suspects.

The nine judges ruled that the security certificate system - in place since 1978 - violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The system allowed a suspect to be held indefinitely or deported on the basis of evidence presented in secret.

The case was brought by three men who deny accusations of links to al-Qaeda.

'Fair process'

The Supreme Court has given parliament one year to rewrite the section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act - under which the certificates are issued - to comply with the constitution.

"Before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process," wrote Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin on behalf of all nine judges.