The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines terrorism as “the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (“Terrorism”). Terrorism is a problem that all countries should be concerned with. Canada has been one of the countries that are concerned with the safety of people against terrorist attacks. Canada is very concerned with the issue of terrorism, it has a very specific position of counter-terrorism, it believes that violent extremists are the leading cause of terrorism, it has ways that the international community should respond, and it is willing to contribute to make the problem of terrorism end.
On the topic of terrorism, Canada is not impervious to the issue of terrorism. Not only are there international terrorists in Canada but there are domestic terrorists. These terrorists are active in terrorist activities within the borders of Canada and they support terrorism in other countries (“Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy”). Terrorism has been a concern for a while. Canada is not only concerned with the domestic threats against them, but they are also concerned with the attacks on the United States, Madrid, London, Bali, and Amsterdam (“Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations”).
Furthermore, Canada has taken a counter-terrorism position. Canada has created a Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building (CTCB) Program. This allows Canada to help other states to prevent terrorism and respond to terrorist activity according to international counter-terrorism (“Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Assistance”). Canada provides this Program to share its expertise to other countries in areas such as anti-terrorism funding, border securi...
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...d the contributions of the Canadian government. Canada is not only distressed by domestic terrorism, but it is concerned with international terrorism. By creating a strategy to deal with terrorism, Canada is taking many steps to end terrorism. Also, through international collaborations and conventions, Canada has faith that the UN and its members will be able to end terrorism.
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"Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy." Government of Canada, Public Safety Canada. Government of Canada, 19 Aug. 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013.
"Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Assistance." Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Assistance. Government of Canada, 26 Apr. 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2013.
"Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations." Fighting International Terrorism and Crime. Government of Canada, 07 Aug. 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2013.
Today Canada and the United States are major trading partners, allies, and two neighboring countries with a long history of cooperation with each other. But is it possible for Canada to protect its independence and culture living next door to the country so powerful and rich as the United States. Since the Canadian confederation, Canada started developing relations with the U.S. As the years passed by, Canada began to relay on the United States in the national defense. Many Canadians think that the military, political and economical dependence would not make a difference to their daily life. But today more then even Canadian culture is affected by the American influence. Media, American artists, economic dependence, American propaganda and political pressure from the United States is making Canada too Americanized. All of these factors reflect on the social life of ordinary Canadians threatening the heritage and the traditions that define Canada as independent country.
Smith, Gordon. “Canada in Afghanistan: Is it working?” Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute, 2007.
... nation. In addition to, supporting their allies, this shows how Canada is committed to maintain good alliances with their allies. They also joined a peacekeeping military defense with United States in order to gain trust from United States and become a peacekeeping military defense Canada is recognized today.
In the book entitled Canada, NATO and The Bomb: The Western Alliance in Crisis by Tom Keating and Larry Pratt the main issue discussed was Canada’s position in Europe, North America and their view on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It went into specific issues dealing with political tension within Canada and tension outside Canada with other countries. It went through the years of different political parties and how they dealt with the matters of NATO.
As the world goes to show you, there is and always will be hostility, violence, and disputes amongst people and nations. To be able to create peace in the world and to prevent war from breaking out, peace keeping missions are to be carried out and good relations are upheld with other countries. The Suez Canal Crisis was and urgent matter which arose in the 1950’s in which Canada established a key role in resolving and negotiating. Lester B. Pearson prevented any hasty actions from being made by the UN and other countries, Canada played a major role in both creating and contributing to making the United Nations Emergency Force, Canadians worked hard to restore Egypt to its former glory after the crisis had passed. Lester Pearson worked endlessly to promote the United Nations Emergency Force.
...with the United Nations has seemed to get the job done, this doesn’t just look good to us Canadians but it also helps when it comes to developing relationships with other countries, it signifies to these nations that we are there to help and not to cause conflict which tends to result in some peacekeeping operations.
United Nations Association in Canada. Canadian Participation in UN Peacekeeping - Chronology. http://www.unac.org/peacekeeping/en/un-peacekeeping/fact-sheets/canadian-participation-in-un-peacekeepinga-chro/ (accessed December 18, 2011).
On May 1, 2006, the Governor General in Council appointed John C. Major, as the Commissioner to conduct an inquiry to investigate the bombing of Air India Flight 182. The Commission’s mandate was to provide accurate and practical recommendations for the complicated policy issues, which connect to addressing the National Security matters in Canada (CIIBAIF 182, 2010). The first subject in the Commission’s mandate was to resolve the issue of whether there was any knowledge by Canadian government of the possible threats made by Sikh terrorist before or after 1985. One of the goals of the inquiry...
...in reasons that most political violence occurs, and how to resolves these conflicts of political violence. After the research was completed, it is very apparent that Canada has had a very positive impact on Afghanistan. There are not many countries who would continue to stay in the country after completing their time in battle. Although Canada was involved in the war against Afghanistan, the country itself still found it mandatory for troops to continue to serve in Afghanistan as peace makers. Canada is known for peace and freedom and this exemplifies just that. Canada is putting forth time, effort, and money, to improve the living conditions of those in Afghanistan and helping them build a sustainable, peaceful life that they can carry out for years to come. Every country will have its own corruption; the answer is to begin from the basics. Peace and security.
Terrorism can be generally defined as using threats or actions to intimidate a certain nation; most of the time it is just to induce fear on those nations. In the novel, terrorism is used in this way. It’s a word used a lot within the novel and its important to mention because each side claims the other to be terrorist.
Canada is known by outsiders to be a very peaceful country. But if you ask any Canadian, they will tell you that is unfortunately not the case. There is a large ongoing conflict between Canadians. The conflict is between the French and the English, or more specifically between Quebec and the rest of Canada. As a result of this conflict, along with some wrongdoing and propaganda.
There were many instances that the Americans believed that the terrorists had entered through Canada's borders. It was not until a news article was posted saying that Canada was not to blame that people stopped blaming Canada for it. Janet Napolitano the U.S. homeland security boss stated "I know that the September 11th hijackers did not come through Canada to the United States." after the crash the United States were very wary about everything. The Canadian borders are now way more secure than before and increasing the security although not efficient for travelers it has been effective in keeping the country safe. Since the attack of 9/11 there has been no air attack that has affected Canada in a significant way. The other thing that the change in border security effected was the expense of crossing the border. Border costs went up and this affected Canada US trade significantly. “As imports from Canada promote higher real income levels in the United States through several different channels of influence, the adverse impact of border security developments on U.S. imports from Canada is of concern to Americans, as well as Canadians.” It wasn't a huge decline but it still dropped the Canadian economy since they traded with the US so closely. It was hard for Canada because they were so dependent on these trades that if the costs continued, the drop in our economy would be
Canada is viewed as being a very safe and stable place to live because people are lucky enough to have healthcare, benefits for unemployment and family needs, as well as maternity leave. Crime is something that Canadians don’t often think about because people feel as though they are out of harm's way. As Canadians, we’ve watched the world experience different threats and crime, and we’ve seen the world fight back. For example, our neighbors in North America, the United States, have gone through terrorist attacks and issues with guns and violence. Just because we are witnessing these things in other places doesn’t mean that we aren’t at risk as well, and Canada does have certain approaches and regards in place if we are ever in danger. What I wish to address in this paper is how Canada is set up for reacting to crime and jeopardy, as well as an example of where we went wrong in our past. Methods in response to crime, Canada’s legal regime and the issue of Residential schooling for Aboriginals a hundred years ago will be presented.
O DODSON, Edward. “Canada: an idea that must survive”. Online at: http://www.uni.ca/livreouvert/dodson_e.html , consulted on February 9, 2004.
Terrorism will happen again regardless of how prepared the U.S. thinks it may be. This means that it is the country’s job to ensure that there is a continuation of measures that should be taken to fight against terrorism. Others believe that the U.S. is fully prepared for another terrorist attack and that enough has been done. The question at hand is, should the U.S. still be concerned about terrorism. The United States needs to be concerned about terrorism to prevent tragedies like 9/11 from happening again, to address problems with domestic terrorism, and to improve homeland security.