We have seen for many years the transfer of funds and weapons into conflict areas that brings about terrorism and instability. It started with what is called dawah, propagating for Islam by Saudi Arabia in the sixties and into the late seventies, which meant to build communities in order to spread Islam. In some cases, we saw at that time Saudi charities that also supported the mujahedeen in Pakistan, in Afghanistan, in the Middle East and other areas. That was the strategy. That was the way it was constructed.
Money went either directly to the mujahedeen or through charities in order to support the infrastructure, the network of the mujahedeen, by supporting the families of what they called “martyrs”—the terrorists—and supporting what they called “prisoners”, terrorists who were convicted and serving jail terms, etc. That was the disguise.
By the way, one of the cases was here in Canada. It was a Canadian organization that sponsored millions of dollars to front the organization of Hamas. That also supported the network of Hamas and gave them the money they needed to promote their activities.
I think it's crucially important to look after the money. Of course, for weapons, it's not a question; weapons should be getting a close look, but it's also the money. The money here is crucial to finance and to give life to these organizations.