anti-terrorism

What follows is a cautionary tale that, despite all the assurances by the RCMP that they would never consider protests to be terrorism under C-51, this remains standard operating procedure.

At the end of July, the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that agents of the RCMP engaged in the planning of, preparation and funding for, and facilitation of a terrorist offence.

It has now been five months since we started hearing about Canadian kids affected by the Canadian version of the no-fly list and unfortunately, the situation hasn't improved much since.

This week, a French judge ordered the release of Hassan Diab from jail while an investigation into his case continues. Canada should follow suit and give Diab due process.

The horror in Brussels is unforgivable. Few can deny, though, that some of the worst policies of the U.S. and its allies serve as recruitment tools for ISIS and other groups.

When reacting to terrorist attacks like those in Brussels, for Muslims living in the West, the position is almost impossible.

Last week, a private terrorism blacklist called World-Check was brought to light, raising questions about who is being targeted in its database, and why.

The recent promise by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to open an investigation into the case of six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed, whose name appears on the no-fly list, isn't enough. Here's why.

Ibrahim Parlak is, by all appearances, a classic example of the immigrant success story. There is just one problem: The U.S. government is trying to deport him to Turkey.

Stephen Harper's national security advisers are not doing a very good job. They seem to be whispering about new anti-terror measures -- but these are really nothing more than re-packaged old actions.

Just before the annual orgy of Canada Day self-celebration this year, the Pew Research Center released a shocking poll result, revealing that over one-third of Canadians supported the use of torture.

FINTRAC is a financial intelligence unit whose mandate and practice quietly touch just about every resident of the country -- raising major privacy concerns in the process.

Citizens are supposed to understand that by fighting ISIL, Canada is protecting itself from terrorist action. In reality, Canada is acting outside the law in a diplomatic and military fiasco.