Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chronology of Events

Part 1: Canada's APEC Summit, 1997

1 Policing, the Rule of Law, and Accountability in Canada: Lessons from the APEC Summit / W. Wesley Pue

Part 2: Constitutional Fundamentals

2 Free Speech, Democracy, and the Question of Political Influence / Andrew D. Irvine

3 “Relax a Bit in the Nation”: Constitutional Law 101 and the APEC Affair / Margot E. Young

4 The APEC Protest, the Rule of Law, and Civilian Oversight of Canada's National Police Force / Donald J. Sorochan, QC

5 The Significance of the APEC Affair / Joel Bakan

Part 3: Policing and Accountability

6 Someone to Watch over Me: Government Supervision of the RCMP / Philip C. Stenning

7 Hand in Glove? Politicians, Policing, and Canadian Political Culture / Nelson Wiseman

8 Forcing the Issues: Police Use of Force at the APEC Protest / Constable Gil Puder

Part 4: Public Accountability in a Free and Democratic Society

9 Forces of Journalism / Terry Milewski

10 Personal Reflections on the Ill-Fated First APEC Inquiry / Gerald M. Morin

11 “Raising the Dough”: Funding for Lawyers at Public Inquiries / Karen Busby

Part 5: Globalization and Canadian Rights

12 The 1997 APEC Summit and the Security of Internationally Protected Persons: Did Someone Say “Suharto”? / Obiora Chinedu Okafor

13 A Whole Theatre of Others: A Personal Account of APEC 1997 / Arnab Guha

14 Whither APEC? / Jane Kelsey

Appendices

References Cited

Contributors

Index

About the Author

W. Wesley Pue is Nemetz Professor of Legal History at the University of British Columbia.

Reviews

This is a worthy supplementary text for undergraduate courses in introductory Canadian politics as well as constitutional law ... This is a worthwhile supplementary text for undergraduate courses in introductory Canadian politics as well as constitutional law.
*Canadian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 35, No. 4*

This provocative and compelling book blows the lid off Canada’s sorry track record in government and police abuses of power.
*The Province*

The thoughtful, wide-ranging collection of essays ... is a welcome reminder that police behaviour at APEC ’97 poses fundamental questions that go far beyond the mere matter of who got pepper-sprayed and why. They strike at the heart of our democratic form of government and respect for human rights...  Pepper in Our Eyes is a valuable addition to the APEC debate.
*Globe and Mail*

A new book Pepper in Our Eyes: The APEC Affair (UBC Press), edited by Wesley Pue, is designed to ensure that those who initially mishandled the security arrangements and, no less important, those who tried to cover up their involvement, face public scrutiny.
*National Post (17 August 2000)*