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Supreme Court to deliver landmark decision on definition of terrorism

By Mike Blanchfield - Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 0 Comments

OTTAWA – The constitutionality of Canada’s anti-terror law comes under the microscope Friday when…

OTTAWA – The constitutionality of Canada’s anti-terror law comes under the microscope Friday when the Supreme Court of Canada delivers a series of major rulings on the legal definition of terrorism.

The high court will rule on a handful of charter challenges brought by a convicted terrorist and two accused terrorists, key among them whether Canada’s post 9-11 anti-terror law violates the constitutional guarantees to freedom of expression, association and religion.

The long-awaited rulings could determine whether the terror legislation needs to be amended or rewritten, or is struck down for giving law enforcement too much latitude. Continue…

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