Justice committee  Okay. I would just like to thank everybody and include three more things.

Justice committee  Okay. I will when I come back, then, because these are legal matters that must be attended to. As a Canadian terror victim representing others who have suffered similar tragedies, I ask that you support this bill and our proposed amendments. It is a very Canadian response to a

Justice committee  Thank you very much.

Justice committee  The time has gone?

Justice committee  Okay.

Justice committee  Yes. Thank you for the opportunity. There are two more points to the amendments that I think are absolutely necessary. Number 3, if a foreign state funds a terrorist body that commits a terrorist act–-it is usually impossible to prove that those specific funds caused a specifi

Justice committee  You're welcome. Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for having me. Good afternoon. My name is Maureen Basnicki. I'm here as a co-founder of C-CAT, the Canadian Coalition Against Terror. C-CAT is a non-partisan advocacy body comprised of Canadian terror victims, counterterrorism professionals, lawyers, and other individ

Public Safety committee  Not all family members agree on all matters relating to terrorism in the process that they go through, but I can say with conviction that there is a consensus, and a majority feel that these proposed counterterrorist measures are more than appropriate. In the past, there seems

Public Safety committee  What would it mean? We're unanimous in wishing to do everything possible to prevent future acts of terrorism. If you have even a remote suspicion that a Canadian citizen, and in this case a non-Canadian, is attempting to murder fellow Canadians, then it becomes common sense. You

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. I never want to be a fearmonger. Terrorism’s method in the past has been to use airplanes. I was a flight attendant for over 30 years. I fly, and I continue to encourage people to fly. I continue to tell people to live their lives, and to not let terrorism, or the thr

Public Safety committee  The short answer is, yes, I agree to the provisions of Bill S-7, and I'm optimistic that the committee will find it's the right thing to do. I want to be proud of my country. It seems when we talk about the economy, it's certainly the topic of concern. Canada prides itself on t

Public Safety committee  Let me consult the many legal minds that are helping C-CAT. I'm sure there are more things. I hope this is the first step. Personally I don't have the expertise in creating legislation. I'm encouraged by this piece, but I do know there are many more things that we need to look at

Public Safety committee  I've been very proactive in that area. In fact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act that was recently passed was part of the omnibus bill. I agree, victims don't want to go after a federal tax purse per se. How good would it be to actually be able to litigate in civil court a

Public Safety committee  There are a number of ways. We have a lotto in Canada. It doesn't matter what your status is. Suddenly, if your number is up, you win the jackpot—huge amounts of money, tax-free money. But I would suggest that if for whatever horrible reason your number is not up, it's the worst