First of all, thank you for agreeing with me on the fact that this may well be a partial inquiry—we don't look at everything—and I really value your support in looking at this from a holistic perspective.
There are a number of studies and factors we can take into consideration. We have done some reports looking at front organizations and looking at the way groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood set up shell companies, shell organizations, in order to actually undertake some very nefarious activities. We know that in Canada there have been activities. There is great report by somebody I respect and hold in the highest regard, Tom Quiggin, who has looked into organizations in Canada that deal in corruption, drug trafficking, kidnapping, manipulation of individuals, fraud and tax evasion, organizations that will, once successful, move into other organizations.
But in order to look at who these organizations are, I agree with you that the processes of radicalization really need to be taken into consideration rather than necessarily de-radicalization. I would rather the committee consider getting to individuals before they are radicalized, before they become sympathizers, before they become supporters of terrorism. If we are really going to combat and prevent “violent extremism”, we have to combat the ideas first.