On the morning of the attacks on the U.S., Ahmad returned his truck to Highland Transport. Ahmad learned of the attacks while he was there. He was sickened by the attack, and worried that all Muslims would be blamed. …
Later that day, two CSIS agents arrived at Ahmad’s apartment. They asked him to go with them to a nearby coffee shop. One of them identified himself as Adrian White. They began in a friendly tone, questioning him about himself and his family, his travel and about the map. Ahmad showed them the letter he had from Highland Transport, and they persisted with their questions.
After answering their questions for 10 to 15 minutes, Ahmad said that he had nothing to hide but would prefer to continue with a lawyer present to ensure he is not misunderstood or misinterpreted. The officers seemed angry about this, and told Ahmad that they knew he was working to bring his wife to Canada, and that the application would need to go through them and if he did not co-operate, they would block her from coming. They told him that the intelligence services (they used the Arabic word for intelligence, makabarat) in Canada deals with our citizens in a different way than the makabarat in Arab countries. Ahmad felt this was a direct threat.
Ahmad then noticed that he was being followed everywhere in an conspicuous way by numerous unmarked cars. On several occasions when he was making deliveries in industrial areas of Toronto, he would count more than ten different vehicles following him at a time. He was also followed when he was with his family. This surveillance continued until he left the country on Nov. 11, 2001 …
