The Views of Canadian Scholars on the Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act

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• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. METHODOLOGY
• 3. THE IMPACT OF THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT
  • 3.1 Impediments to assessing the Act's impact
  • 3.2 Deterrent effects, enhanced intelligence, and added leverage in prosecutions
  • 3.3 Symbolic benefits of the Act
  • 3.4 Issues relating to the definition of terrorism and the scope of the Act
  • 3.5 The impact of the Act on civil liberties and Canadian values
  • 3.6 The impact of the Act on specific groups and organizations
  • 3.7 Issues of accountability and oversight
  • 3.8 Other comments
• 4. EMERGING TRENDS IN TERRORISM AND THREATS FACED BY CANADA
  • 4.1 The abandonment of restraint in terrorist attacks
  • 4.2 The transformation of terrorist groups
  • 4.3 Level of threat to Canada
  • 4.4 Factors contributing to Canada's vulnerability
  • 4.5 The nature of threats and specific targets in Canada
• 5. CANADA'S RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
  • 5.1 Adopting a multi-faceted and measured response
  • 5.2 Intelligence and intelligence sharing
  • 5.3 Working with communities at risk and profiling
  • 5.4 The role of the criminal law in combating terrorism
  • 5.5 The role of foreign policy and of the military
  • 5.6 Target hardening and improved emergency response
  • 5.7 Accountability mechanisms and civil liberties
  • 5.8 Generating the public's buy-in and confidence in counter-terrorism measures
  • 5.9 The North American perimeter and border security
  • 5.10 Concluding comments
• 6. CONCLUSIONS
  • 6.1 The impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
  • 6.2 Emerging trends in terrorism and threats faced by Canada
  • 6.3 Canada's response to terrorism
• POSTSCRIPT
• APPENDIX A
  1. Rex Brynen, Department of Political Science, McGill University
  2. David Charters, Centre for Conflict Studies, University of New Brunswick
  3. Stuart Farson, Institute for Governance Studies, Simon Fraser University
  4. Robert Martyn, Department of History, Queen's University
  5. Kent Roach, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
  6. Martin Rudner, Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
  7. Lorne Sossin, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
  8. James Stribopoulos, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
  9. Don Stuart. Faculty of Law, Queen's University
  10. Wesley K. Wark, Department of History/International Studies, University of Toronto
  11. Reg Whitaker, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
• APPENDIX B - FIRST LETTER
• APPENDIX C - SECOND LETTER

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