The Views of Canadian Scholars on the Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Table of Contents
- 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
- 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
- POSTSCRIPT
- APPENDIX A
- Rex Brynen, Department of Political Science, McGill University
- David Charters, Centre for Conflict Studies, University of New Brunswick
- Stuart Farson, Institute for Governance Studies, Simon Fraser University
- Robert Martyn, Department of History, Queen's University
- Kent Roach, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
- Martin Rudner, Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
- Lorne Sossin, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
- James Stribopoulos, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
- Don Stuart. Faculty of Law, Queen's University
- Wesley K. Wark, Department of History/International Studies, University of Toronto
- Reg Whitaker, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
- APPENDIX B - FIRST LETTER
- APPENDIX C - SECOND LETTER
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