Why does terrorism work? Because we let it.
As Europe staggers toward scapegoating, paranoia and bigotry in the wake of the unspeakable mass murder of journalists in Paris, there’s one thing that every Canadian can take to the bank: When Parliament returns, Stephen Harper will be bringing forward new anti-terror legislation.
Like Stephen Rigby before them, the new national security tandem of Dick Fadden and David McGovern will be one of the most potent forces in the PM’s re-election plans. Fear is Harper’s most powerful vote magnet; security is fear’s most reliable handmaiden.
The new legislation will be a loyalty test administered by Harper on Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau — and on all of us, really. Are we tough or soft on terrorism?
Just two years ago, seven people died in a terror attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. The wave of anti-terror arrests that followed didn’t stop the latest killings. No law will ever be able to prevent what happened in Paris this week — but no politician of the Right will ever tell you that.
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