Ottawa expands its terror kit
By Alison@Creekside
Your government announced on Friday that it needs more powers to combat terrorism.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson: “These provisions are necessary to protect our country from the threat of terrorism.”
A redo of the panicky, now-defunct Anti-terrorism Act of 2001, the new Combating Terrorism Act includes preventive arrest and forcing people to testify at secret hearings [...]
Bernie’s version
By Alison@Creekside
In February, Bernie Farber, CEO of the CJC, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, and 10 other Lib and Con MPs attended the London Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism.
From Farber’s Feb 25 column at Canadian Jewish Congress:
“Of all the strategies and tactics reviewed, one stood out for broader emulation. It was the development of all-party enquiries [...]
Jason Kenney proves George Galloway’s point
By Alison@Creekside
George Galloway, a sitting member of the British Parliament and leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, has been banned from Canada on security grounds.
Describing him as an “infandous street-corner Cromwell,” Jason Kenney spokesweasel Alykhan Velshi told Channel Four News above that George Galloway “poses a national security threat to Canadians” [...]
