We don't believe in the thesis that you strike a balance by heightening security and diminishing freedom, or vice versa. The best way of defending or protecting ourselves is to uphold the integrity of our legal and justice systems.
Experience has shown that negligent practices such as those engaged in in the case of the Arar and Iacobucci reports in no way make Canadians safer. On the contrary, they undermine police and intelligence services' credibility.
At the end of the day, it even does a disservice to our security services when such practices are permitted. And that's why we are insisting that something be done and why we are suggesting mechanisms to ensure that such practices are no longer engaged in.