I believe Commissioner O'Connor mentioned in his report that given the threats out there in the geopolitics of the world, obviously Muslims are implicated. That's not the right word, but you know what I mean. They're possibly seen as threats or whatnot, and because Muslims are on the radar, that can lead to problems. Though the national security bills are drafted neutrally and nowhere say “Muslim” or “Arab”, that's the fight we have right now in the world with terrorism. In that context, likely a lot of national security resources are going to be focused on that. We can debate whether that's right or wrong, but that's what's going to happen, and inevitably, because the security agencies are going to be looking at those communities, there's a risk that the mistakes will impact those communities disproportionately.
On December 6th, 2016. See this statement in context.