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Canada Should Give Police More Power to Arrest Would-Be Terrorists Before They Attack, Experts Say
For 10 years in the wake of 9/11, Canada has gradually built a broad counter-terrorism strategy, including some decidedly controversial measures. more...
Iran to Forfeit $7M in Canadian Assets for ‘Supporting Terrorism’
An Ontario judge has ordered the seizure of more than $7 million worth of bank accounts and property belonging to Iran, in a historic ruling that will turn over the... more...
Entrapment Defence Likely in Train-Terror Case: Experts
Two undercover agents. Covert searches of homes, businesses and vehicles. Authorization to monitor phones and banking records. Even renting the basement... more...
Canadian Diplomats Skeptical of Iran Deal
His bags haven’t even arrived yet in Ottawa, but Israel’s new ambassador to Canada, Rafi Barak, has already gotten straight to work. On Wednesday evening, Barak... more...
Canada Pushed EU to Add Hezbollah to List of Banned Terrorist Organizations, Official Says
Canadian diplomats mounted a behind-the-scenes push to convince European countries to outlaw the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization... more...
European Union Adds Hezbollah’s Military Wing to List of Banned Terrorist Organizations
The European Union agreed Monday to place the military wing of Hezbollah on its list of banned terrorist organizations, a move Canadian diplomats... more...
Toronto Terror Plot: Third Man Arrested Often Talked About Politics, Islam
A hermit at home and a preacher at school is how the third man accused in the VIA Rail terrorism plot was described by a fellow student, who recalled him as a devout Muslim... more...
Iran Unleashed, Unbowed
One of the Obama administration talking points is that it has weakened and isolated the Iranian regime. Aside from the economic beating Iran has taken, there really isn’t any evidence... more...
Algerian Allegations Against Canada Lead to Diplomatic Spat
Allegations by Algeria that a Canadian citizen masterminded a recent hostage-taking at a natural gas plant in the North African country has set off a diplomatic spat with Canada. more...
Iran in Focus: Current Issues for Canadian Foreign Policy
Sheryl Saperia from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified: Even a nuclear-capable Iran, [distinguished] from a nuclear-armed Iran, is extremely dangerous. more...
Sanctions Won’t Stop Iran
Few would have thought that the MAD world of Mutually Assured Destruction might seem like an era of sanity in retrospect. The period that created Dr. Strangelove restricted... more...
Bid to Hide Bloodbath Changes Game in Syria
United Nations monitors arrived in the west Syrian village of Qubair Friday to find the community deserted but with signs of a major bloodbath having taken place, suggesting a major cover-up by Syrian forces may have been attempted. more...
Iran Exposed: GPM Interviews the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
The FDD is a non-partisan institution focusing on national security and foreign policy. FDD was founded by a group of former U.S. officials and visionary philanthropists shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001 to help free nations defend themselves. more...
America is Ready to Fix Our Sanctions Mess for Us
It’s also getting a bit much for the fiercely pro-sanctions Foundation for Defense of Democracies, based in Washington, D.C. “Targeting Chinese companies may present a significant political cost,” more...
Enacting Sanctions on Iran Isn’t Enough
Sheryl Saperia, the Canadian policy director of the Washington, D.C.-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, says Canada should be making a serious effort, now more than ever, to ensure that sanctions work. more...
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