Many of these people are not even Canadian citizens. They do not know their rights and are afraid of CSIS—someone walks into their house, gets a suspicious look on his face when catching sight of the Koran and asks if they are involved in jihad. Well, I find it absolutely incompetent to assess risk like this, to assess a person's likelihood of committing a terrorist attack based on symbols. I have concerns about CSIS. I have been watching them for a while. They are watching, but I am watching them too and this incompetence worries me. If we have to count on these people to protect us, I am wondering if we will be protected the way we should be. In my opinion the current risk analysis for terrorism is based on cultural criteria rather than clear intelligence. That is what I am seeing out in the field. Am I wrong?
On February 10th, 2011. See this statement in context.