Counter-terrorism and the evidentiary chain in Canada
Our system, whereby in terrorism trials the RCMP evidence presented at court is subject to cross examination and challenge, is the right one. The defence has every opportunity to go after the Crown’s case: there is no need to know what CSIS knew and when it knew it, writes Phil Gurski.
We in Canada do not have a lot of experience when it comes to terrorism. That is, of course, a good thing as the opposite scenario would be tragic. No, despite the fact that the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC) in Ottawa has pegged the threat level at medium, where it has been since Oct...
SPONSORED CONTENT
Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter
A round up of the past week’s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.
By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy
