Just how sophisticated are most terrorists anyway? Sometimes, I think most of us get terrorism very, very wrong. I am not sure whether this is due to the Hollywood effect where terrorists seem to be…
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Wynne Makes Appeal for Acceptance at Ottawa Mosque
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made a broad appeal for acceptance at a visit to an Ottawa mosque for Friday prayers last week. Wynne stopped by the Ottawa Muslim Association’s mosque with Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir…
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We’re Not Doing Nearly Enough to Prevent the Next Home-Soil Terror Attack
Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo were both victims of radicalized Canadian citizens bent on killing a soldier. So why, in the year since the attacks in St. Jean-sur-Richelieu and Parliament Hill, has Ottawa…
View More We’re Not Doing Nearly Enough to Prevent the Next Home-Soil Terror AttackExtremist Group Linked to Brutal Murders of Bloggers
At least one Canadian is on a so-called global hit list of bloggers put out by Bangladeshi jihadist group Ansarullah which has vowed to take action against those it deems to have denigrated Islam. The…
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Media Plays a Role in Radicalization
The media is both a participant and a bystander in the ongoing debate around radicalization. On the one hand, it informs us of events that lead to violent acts of terrorism. On the other, some…
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CPC Senator says Canada Needs to Start Prosecuting Terrorists
Canada is lagging behind when it comes to prosecuting hate speech, terrorism financing and terrorism related activities, at least compared with other jurisdictions, according to Conservative senator Daniel Lang. “A radicalized Islamist attacked and killed Cpl.…
View More CPC Senator says Canada Needs to Start Prosecuting TerroristsHolding One’s Nose to Defend Charlie Hebdo
“Secular society” does not mean that nothing is sacred. The common good is sacred. The welfare of society is sacred. And by “sacred” in this sense I mean “of supreme value.” Yet, of course, citizens…
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