Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well established' process, says national security expert Wesley Wark.

The government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity following a call to do so from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has also called for the Houthis to be listed as a terror group.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 21, 2024

Following the federal government's designation of Samidoun as a terrorist entity—made a week after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the ban—a civil liberties group is warning that the terror listing process may be getting politicized.

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