Finance Committee on May 5th, 2015

[Patrick Johnston]

Two threats highlighted in that briefing were al Qaeda, particularly al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and a range of Iranian groups, principally Hezbollah among them, as well as the Islamic State. The Islamic State, despite encouraging or trying to inspire terrorism in North America, so far has been much more focused on the Middle East and trying to build a caliphate, starting in Iraq and Syria. A group such as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is much more focused on the “far enemy” as they call it, which is the west.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Thank you.

[Patrick Johnston]

To disrupt its funding, you have to figure out what the sources are and where they come from. It's really a multi-agency and potentially multinational effort among allies. I can go into more detail off-line, if you like.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Cannan.

On behalf of the committee, I want to thank all of our witnesses, those here in Ottawa and those in Pennsylvania and British Columbia. Thank you so much for being with us. If you'd like us to consider anything further, please do submit it through the clerk.

Thank you, colleagues.

The meeting is adjourned.