Title September 11 : consequences for Canada / Kent Roach

Published Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (272 pages) Contents September 11, 2001 -- Criminalizing terrorism -- Criticizing and defending Bill C-36 -- The challenges of preserving Canadian law -- The challenges of preserving Canadian democracy -- The challenges of preserving Canadian sovereignty -- The challenges of preserving Canadian security Summary In September 11 Kent Roach provides a critical examination of the consequences of September 11 for law, democracy, sovereignty, and security. He assesses a broad range of anti-terrorism measures including the Anti-terrorism Act, the smart border agreement, Canadian participation in the war in Afghanistan, changes to refugee policy, the 2001 Security Budget, and the proposed Public Safety Act. Roach evaluates both the opposition of many civil society groups to the Anti-terrorism Act and the government's defence of the law as necessary to prevent terrorism and consistent with human rights. He warns that exceptions to legal principles made to fight terrorism may spread to attempts to combat other crimes and suggests that Canadian law may not provide adequate protection against invasions of privacy or discriminatory profiling of people as potential terrorists. With reference to controversial comments about September 11 made by Prime Minister Chretien and others and the debate about "anti-Americanism," Roach examines whether September 11 has chilled Canadian democracy. He also examines the challenge September 11 presents for Canadian sovereignty on key components of foreign, military, and immigration policy and the possibility that Canadian Forces participated in violations of international law in Afghanistan. With specific reference to the threat of nuclear and biological terrorism and aviation safety, Roach argues that more emphasis on administrative and technological measures and less emphasis on criminal sanctions and military force may better protect Canadians from both terrorism and other threats to their security Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Kanada Government gnd Subject September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. Terrorism -- Political aspects -- Canada Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- Canada National security -- Canada September 11 Terrorist Attacks HISTORY -- Canada -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- 21st Century. National security Terrorism -- Political aspects Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy Elfter September Terrorismus Bekämpfung 11 September 2001. Gevolgen. Tegenmaatregelen. Nationale veiligheid. 2000-2009. Antiterrorisme. Attentats du 11 septembre 2001 (États-Unis) Législation. Politique gouvernementale. Sécurité nationale. Canada Canada. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773571273 0773571272

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