owed the Fed Gov to rule over all areas of Canada. Under the Act, anyone in relation or suspicoin of being related to the FLQ could be arrested withou a warrant, and without being officailly charged.This action on the part of Trudeau caused much controversy, and had ripples even as far as Vancouver, where the freedom of individuals was temporarily evoked.Canada did not joke around with the terrorist threat of the FLQ, and from that incident developed further policies on prevention of terrorism, which are in affect to this day.The question on the definition of terrorsim completely depends on the viewpoints of the observer, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.",however; Canada's 1st concern is to the act of seroius violence, not to the nature of the cause, and it is clear that Canada has no toleration for such acts. ---Phillip Dawid A Terrorist Tunnel: Issues concerning Canada's Borders and the threat of International TerrorismIn the last few years Canada has become highly involved with the treat of international terrorism, and has also become a hide out for international terrorists ploting against other states around the globe.Since the FLQ crisis, Canada has had to modify their policies and procedure on terrorism. The result of international terrorism in Canada was the CSIC Act, and the establishment of the Canadien Security Intelligence Service. The CSIS must investigate activities directed towards the use of acts of serioius violence against persons or property for the purpose of achieving political objetive in Canada or any other foreign state.They look for terrorism found in support or in the name of independence, freedom, or religious belief. At the moment Canada is facing a real threat from terrorism involved with multicultural pride and homeland conflicts. Another concern is with the presence of neo-nazi “survivalist” groups, which are present in British Columbia. Canada has recently found itself to ...
