Certainly. Thank you.
I would concur with my colleague James Kafieh's comments in terms of the chilling effect it could potentially have on members of the Canadian Muslim community. Extraordinary powers are always open to abuse. We don't have to look back far in history to find examples. Just recently, federal security agencies unlawfully recorded 171 conversations between an accused and his lawyers, even after agreeing to halt the practice after a Federal Court order.
CAIR-CAN is concerned that the proposed powers of preventive detention, for example, may be similarly abused. If the Federal Court's orders against rights violations can be ignored, what else can happen? Where do we draw the line?