Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses, who have obviously put a great deal of thought into sharing their concerns and perspectives.
I have been and am doing quite a bit of reading to gain a deeper understanding of exactly why we are bringing forward this bill and the concerns that animate it. I read a very interesting article that I recommend, called “What ISIS Really Wants”, in the March edition of The Atlantic. It's by Graeme Wood.
I've also read an interesting article from the The New York Times called “The Education of 'Jihadi John'”. This article says that Jihadi John—and I think that most know who he is from watching the news—was a computer science graduate from the University of Westminster. He says:
In fact, academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
The writer of the article says that his recruiter came straight out of a London medical college. He says:
While such institutions must guard free speech, they should also be vigilant to ensure that speakers are not given unchallenged platforms to promote their toxic message to a vulnerable audience.
He ends by saying:
Until we confront this seeming legitimacy of Islamist discourse at the grass roots, we will not stop the scourge of radicalization.
I ask you, Mr. Cooper, as someone in the academic world who has done a great deal of study, whether this is a concern not just in Britain, but also in Canada.