The reason for the extension, Mr. Chair, is to expand the scope to the word “terrorist”. I'm submitting to the committee, and I'll do this briefly, that if you're judged a terrorist in another country and you're convicted as a terrorist there, that possibly.... I don't agree with the expansion just because the definition of terrorism globally is not the same as the one that we have in Canada, which I have full confidence in. For convicted terrorists in Canada I have confidence in the justice process. But, expanding the scope and using the word “terrorist”, the word means different things to different people around the world. In some countries, a peaceful protestor can be called a terrorist.
On June 13th, 2013. See this statement in context.