Thank you.
My name is James Kafieh. I'm the legal counsel for the Canadian Islamic Congress. On behalf of the Canadian Islamic Congress, I wish to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security for the invitation to present to you today.
The CIC is Canada's largest national, non-profit, and wholly independent Islamic organization serving Canada's Muslim community, which numbers about 750,000. The CIC is an advocacy organization that offers Islamic-Canadian perspectives on political, social, cultural, and educational issues.
In 2001 the Canadian Islamic Congress raised its concerns about rushed anti-terrorism security legislation that was introduced to meet post-9/11 expectations.