Opinion co-authored by David Schneiderman: The CSIS Act threshold on 'threat to the security of Canada' must be met

In an opinion published in The Globe & Mail on Nov. 23, Faculty of Law alumna Leah West (SJD 2020), an assistant professor at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and U of T Law Professor David Schneiderman write about the Rouleau Commission: 

A curious thing is happening before the Rouleau Commission inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act. Federal government witnesses are testifying that the phrase “threat to the security of Canada” in the Emergencies Act does not mean the same thing as “threats to the security of Canada” in the Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) Act. This is in spite of the fact that the Emergencies Act states unequivocally that it relies on the CSIS Act definition. This peculiar position led the director of CSIS to support the invocation of a public order emergency while assuring cabinet that no threat to the security of Canada existed.

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