Two deadly attacks including one on the Canadian Parliament has shaken the nation. The country’s prime minister has promised to push through a set of tougher anti-terror laws. The Heat explores what these new laws will look like and how they will affect residents in Canada.
Police have released a video made by the gunman who stormed Canada’s parliament and shot dead a soldier last week and there’s growing pressure on parliament to do more to prevent such attacks.
“We will be vigilant, but we will not run scared. We will be prudent, but we will not panic. In recent weeks I’ve been saying that our laws and police powers need to be strengthened in the area of surveillance, detention, and arrest,” said Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “They need to be much strengthened, and I assure you Mr. Speaker, that work that is already underway will be expedited.”
Kristiaan Yeo in Toronto, Canada, reports on the latest.
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PM Harper: “Nathan Cirillo joins the ranks of so many brave Canadians” Full report on @CCTV_America tonight pic.twitter.com/bOvyMvxi5y
— Kristiaan Yeo (@ThatsTheLatest) October 28, 2014
There’s fear among the Canadian Muslim community about a possible backlash following last week’s attacks in Canada. The two men, who carried out separate attacks, had both converted to Islam. The Heat discusses potential fallout for the Canadian Muslim community with Raheel Raza, a Muslim-Canadian journalist and author.
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The Heat is also joined by journalist Haroon Siddiqui from Toronto. Siddiqui is critical of how the West links alleged extremist attacks with the Islamic faith.
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