Countering the terrorist threat in Canada : Combattre la menace terroriste au Canada : rapport provisoire

Recommendation 9 – The federal government work with the provinces and the Muslim communities to investigate the options that are available for the training and certification of imams in Canada. [...] Recommendation 13 – The Government inform Canadians of the threat to the security of Canada, and that the communications be clear, quantitative, and unambiguous in providing a realistic overview of the national security situation in Canada and abroad. [...] Recommendation 25 – The Government encourage greater coordination, on the part of Public Safety Canada, for the purposes of facilitating terrorism-related emergency preparedness with municipalities, provinces and the private sector, and this effort include an analysis of the continuing utility and appropriateness of the Emergencies Act. [...] Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, ex-parliamentarian and presently, a bestselling author and senior fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University told the Committee: For the outside, for the non-Muslim, especially in the West where we believe in the freedom of religion and the freedom of conscience, when people come here and establish a network [...] In essence, people cleave to radical ideologies in a “quest for personal significance.”11 Noting the concerns raised by witnesses about the ideological dimension of radicalization, the Committee recommends that: Recommendation 2 – The Government investigate and discourage the spread of violent extremism in Canada as a priority, especially the ideology promoted by the global Islamist fundamentalist