cover image: 1 - Ensuring Democracy while Protecting Canadian National Security - Kent Roach

1 - Ensuring Democracy while Protecting Canadian National Security - Kent Roach

10 Nov 2021

He previously served The shock wave of COVID-19 and its looming on the research advisory committee of the future effects highlight the urgent need for a Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of new, coordinated and forward-looking Canadian Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar and national security strategy that identifies emerging as research director of the Commission of Inquiry and non-. [...] family in London, Ontario, as well as the failure to prevent and effectively respond to the 1985 → Attention should be paid to a broader range Air India bombing underline the need for a non- of governing and policy instruments with due discriminatory use of national security powers, recognition of the limits of law. [...] Increased use of the notwithstanding clause also underlines the need to be attentive and vigilant about the treatment of rights and the rule of law, which, as Specific Challenges to discussed above, are essential elements of Canadian democracy. [...] A factor that the focus on terrorism financing and travel that might support the latter approach is the lack of may be ineffective in responding to terrorism, foreign fighter prosecutions and the difficulties whether inspired by al-Qaeda and Daesh or the associated with them given the need to collect far right. [...] It government oversight mechanisms, such as the will require balance and judgment not to ignore National Security and Intelligence Committee emerging security threats in the future without of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) and the National making everything a matter of national security.

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