‘Just lock them up’ is not a solution to terrorism

While we must do everything possible to identify, monitor, disrupt, try, convict and incarcerate those with violent intent we must also come up with creative solutions to head the radicalisation beast off before it gets its hooks into our fellow citizens. There is no other option.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French President François Hollande, pictured. The sheer number of attacks and the horrific casualty toll has sapped whatever confidence France’s citizens have in those who are supposed to keep them safe, writes Phil Gurski. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

August 1, 2016

OTTAWA—Another attack has hit France—this one is particularly heinous, the murder of an 85-year old priest—and the critics are out in full force, all of whom know what is wrong with France and what the French should do about it. I certainly would not want to be French President François Holla...

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