Should the government track Canadians abroad?
Earlier this week The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, a group of armed extremists in Syria, released an unverified video in which an unnamed, self-proclaimed emigrant explicitly threatened Canada. In response to the number of Canadians joining extremist ranks outside of Canada, security experts have urged the Canadian government to employ an 'Exit Control System' that would allow the...
Earlier this week The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, a group of armed extremists in Syria, released an unverified video in which an unnamed, self-proclaimed emigrant explicitly threatened Canada. In response to the number of Canadians joining extremist ranks outside of Canada, security experts have urged the Canadian government to employ an 'Exit Control System' that would allow the government to track Canadians abroad. Brent spoke to former CSIS Assistant Director, Ray Boisvert, and human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis, about what these controls could mean for Canadians.