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(2021,
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Violent extremism and acts of terrorism have no place in Canadian society or abroad. According to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, the listing of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate this type of activity, and will do everything in its power to counter the ongoing threat to Canada’s national security and its citizens.
The Government of Canada has placed four new terrorist entities on the Criminal Code list, including:
(2021,
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Charges have been withdrawn against an Ontario man who claimed to have travelled to Syria in 2016 to join ISIS and committed acts of terrorism. Shehroze Chaudhry was charged last year with perpetrating a hoax and his lawyer has explained that the behaviour was due to immaturity, not criminal intent. While the charge has been dropped, Chaudhry has entered into a peace bond and will abide by other conditions for 12 months.
(2020,
issue 2)
BY SCOTT NEWARK [field_writer2]
(the countdown is on for Federal action)
Scott Newark LLB
Alberta Court of Appeal ruling on searches of traveller electronic devices is a model for effective policy reform. and an appropriate role for the judiciary.
(2020,
issue 1)
BY SCOTT NEWARK [field_writer2]
Public Safety and Security Issues are Growing, and Action is Necessary.
Following last year’s election, when the Liberals were reduced to a minority government, there was great interest in how this new situation would impact what was a long list of public safety and security issues that clearly required action.
(2020,
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The U.S. killing of Iranian MGen Qassem Soleimani with a missile strike in January is being called “unlawful and arbitrary under international law” by a UN investigator who says the U.S. had offered no proof for President Donald Trump’s explanation that the strike was necessary to stop Soleimani from “plotting imminent and sinister attacks.”
(2020,
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An Alberta judge has refused to consider an attempt by opponents of COVID-19 public health restrictions to delay their implementation. The applicants, including two churches and a gym owner, contending that restrictions such as mask-wearing ald limits on gatherings are unconstitutional, had sought an emergency injunction until the court had heard their main case.
(2019,
issue 1)
BY SCOTT NEWARK [field_writer2]
Analyzing Canada’s public safety, border and national security and immigration issues through Budget 2019 and Bill C-97
(2019,
[field_writer2]
Two men, Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier, had been arrested following Project Smooth, an RCMP national security investigation that began in 2012 and involved an undercover FBI informant who had infiltrated the alleged plot.
They were tried and convicted of terrorism in 2015, and lawyers get to work preparing for an appeal. Last week, they finally won the right to an appeal based on the type of jury selection chosen.