So, how many people have actually left Canada to perform a terrorist act?

[agoodwinsmith]

Apparently, the Harper "government" have decided to displace a challenge to them about the power of party whips that was to happen on Monday with the burning need to fast-track their Bill S-7 - Combatting Terrorism Act:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/harper-government-poised-fast-track-anti-terrorism-bill-220341767.html

It will, among other things no doubt not mentioned, make it illegal to leave, or attempt to leave, Canada to perform a terrorist act.

So, if a person leaves Canada as a student to study on exchange in Britain, and the person likes it there, and stays there for four or five years studying, and then becomes convinced that somebody somewhere else needs the person to blow them up so that they will understand how bad they are - does that count as leaving Canada to perform a terrorist act?

It seems pretty damned nebulous and knee-jerk to me.

Comments

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

That would mean that every time Harper goes abroad will now be illegal? I can live with that.

When will the Canadian Electorate learn that political theatre is useless?

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

Ooooo - good answer.