Friday, October 28, 2005

Former[Canada] Immigration Head says "Dysfunctional" Asylum System a Threat to National Security / Embassy, 26 Oct 2005

http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2005/october/26/immigration/
Brian Adeba
"The government is reluctant to act against terrorist groups in Canada because of fear of alienating the ethnic vote. That is the reason it took the government 18 years to declare Baba Khalsar, an organization dedicated to the creation of an independent Sikh nation in India, a terrorist group, said Mr. Bissett. He also said it is the same reason Canada was hesitant to outlaw groups like the Tamil Tigers, Hamas and Hezbollah, who are now on the list of 38 organizations the Canadian government considers to be terrorists. "