Published on CNN.com, April 23, 2013 When it comes to terrorism, North America is a shared space. That has always been the conviction of Canadian officials and is written into our official counter-terrorism strategy. It is also a belief shared by much of Canadian society, though subject to a multitude of interpretations. Sometimes the reading of this sha… Read More
Author Archives: Wesley Wark
Thoughts on the Future of Intelligence Accountability in Canada
The decision of the Harper government to close the Office of the Inspector General of CSIS and end its 28-year history opens a new and challenging chapter for the process of keeping watch over the Canadian security and intelligence community. It’s hard to be optimistic that this change will be for the better. The Government has indicated that the functions o… Read More
Tags: Canadian Security Intelligence Service, CSIS, intelligence, national security, Wesley Wark
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2012. Reprinted in full with permission. The Conservative government has now run out of wiggle room in the case of Omar Khadr, the son of the notorious Canadian al-Qaeda loyalist, Ahmed Said Khadr. Omar was a child soldier, left behind in Afghanistan by his father after the 9/11 attacks. He was caught up in a firefigh… Read More
Tags: Al Qaeda, Canada, Omar Khadr, terrorism, Wesley Wark
