I actually spent a summer in Montreal once and I was trying to remember what they asked me for at the library... but it was a long time ago. As legalistic as the place is they probably wanted to see the lease. But this guy is an English speaker and probably lived in one of the suburbs. Different world than the east end of the island :)
Which reminds me, I was just thinking earlier that anyone who is comfortable as an English speaker in Quebec probably comes from a *very* hostile environment. LOL.
Dana
>Granted I've not owned a library card in years but I thought all you
>needed was a valid picture ID or a piece of mail that showed your
>address. At least in the states. It's going a while before I can apply
>for a Canadian library card.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:29 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re:The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>
>
>You might show a lease to a lot of people though. Library cards come to
>mind, and registering a child in school and proving residency for
>tuition purposes at a state college are all reasons why I have showed
>someone a lease in the past. Even if one of these applies to him,
>though, the question still remains as to why the US government is
>interested in the lease of a Canadian citizen living in Canada. And how
>they got it, above all.
>
>Dana
>
>>So far the story is that there are only two copies of that lease. Arar
>>has a copy and the landlord has the original. The landlord claims that
>>no government office supplied a warrant or other legal request for the
>>document. This was just a rental agreement so I don't see why it would
>>be public record like a house deed.
>>
>>I'm guessing someone may have done some "social engineering" to get a
>>copy if the lease. Like how the old phone phreakers used to get
>>passwords. Just call the receptionist, say you are some big shot and
>>sway them into faxing you the document.
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:59 AM
>>To: CF-Community
>>Subject: Re:The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>>
>>
>>It's a good question. A better one is how did they even know about the
>>lease. They aren't recorded anywhere in Canada either, right? Makes me
>>wonder if there was some surveillance of the guy who was the witness,
>>and if so what THAT was about. Even assuming that guy #1 is suspected
>>of being a bad guy why put guy #2 in harm's way by drawing the
>>attention of the Americans to him, over nothing more than a lease? I
>>mean... suppose my landlord has ties to Mexican revolutionaries? How
>>would I know? But our names are still on a piece of paper together....
>>
>>Dana
>>
>>
>>>There was an update published on the Toronto Star's website today. The
>>>main concern seems to be how a copy of the lease was obtained. They
>>>seem to think that the RCMP or CSIS obtained a copy illegally and
>>>passed that on to US officials.
>>
>
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