Huffington Post 09/06/2016 - In the document "Radicalization: A guide for the perplexed" published by the RCMP in 2009, about the topics of radicalization, the RCMP were very cautious to mention that radicalization wouldn't necessarily lead to political violence and isn't linked to any religion as well as insisting that the indicators are "bias free" and more agnostic, it remains very disturbing to see that the guide focus in majority on Islam with pictures of Muslims terrorists making most of the pictures included in the guide. Recently, an academic study by Jeffrey Monoghan and Adam Molnar, found out through access to information applications that the RCMP in 2013 used a power point presentation to "educate" their members about radicalization. In one of the slides, it is mentioned that: "No identifiable profile but common indicators/Believe in the single narrative/A very social process for many/Need a charismatic individual/Gangs are for kids. Jihad is for Men" Even if the first four bullets emphasize on the need of "objectivity" and "agnosticism," the fact that the word "Jihad" is thrown in the last point create this false impression that radicalization affects only Muslim men waging Jihad. Kids, however, who join gangs are just kids and somehow less "dangerous" or "threatening" to the society. This last assertion is even contradicting many studies that established many parallels between gangs and violent ideological groups. The ignorance towards Islam and the underlying Orientalist attitude in the media make people, law enforcement agents included, believe that Muslims are inherently violent or that their religion push them toward radicalization. It is those false beliefs and erroneous assumptions that should be confronted with more education programs and financial support by the federal government.

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Ralph Goodale: Fixing Canada's National Security Framework

This open letter was co-signed by the ICLMG alongside 40 other groups and individuals

ICLMG 08/06/2016 - Dear Prime Minister, We write to you today to urge you to launch a Commission of Inquiry into Canada's policies and practices relating to the transfer of hundreds of detainees to Afghan authorities during Canada's military mission in that country. There is overwhelming evidence that, during this mission, many of the detainees transferred - notwithstanding very clear and credible risks of torture - were indeed tortured. Canadian diplomats documented incidents where detainees were beaten with electric cables, rubber hoses or sticks; given electric shocks; forced to stand for long periods of time with their hands raised above their heads; punched or slapped; and threatened with execution or sexual assault. No one knows exactly how many detainees who were in Canadian custody were tortured, disappeared or died under Afghan custody - partly due to the lack of a rigorous monitoring regime for the conditions of detainees, and partly due to the cloud of secrecy the previous government relentlessly maintained over this matter. By exposing hundreds of Afghans to such high risks of torture, Canada failed utterly to prevent the torture of many of them, thus flouting one of the most basic legal and moral obligations: the prohibition of torture, enshrined in customary international law, international human rights treaties, international humanitarian law and Canada's own Criminal Code.

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The Canadian Press 08/06/2016 - A university professor from Montreal has been jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison after conducting academic research on women in the country, her niece said Wednesday. Homa Hoodfar, 65, was arrested Monday after being interrogated by authorities, her niece Amanda Ghahremani told The Canadian Press. She said her aunt is not being allowed to see her lawyer or contact family. "We are unclear as to what the charges are," said Ghahremani, who lives in Montreal. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said he and his parliamentary secretary for consular affairs met a member of her family. "Will do everything we can," said Dion, who did not give additional details because of privacy concerns. Her plight has harrowing echoes of the case of Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian-Iranian freelance photographer who was killed in the same prison in 2003.

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The Globe and Mail 06/06/2016 - "The RCMP committed criminal offences in the course of the undercover operation. The facts are that they provided Mr. Nuttall and Ms. Korody with transportation, accommodation, technical advice relating to planting explosive devices. They played a large role in constructing the devices," Marilyn Sandford, Mr. Nuttall's lawyer, said. The Crown has not yet had an opportunity to respond. Ms. Sandford said paying the targets was flagged as an issue early in the investigation, but no clear action was taken. Earlier in the day, Ms. Sandford told the court undercover police also offered Mr. Nuttall flawed spiritual guidance. She said police took it upon themselves to provide the guidance and did so in a way that dismissed the concerns her client repeatedly raised over the morality of committing violence in the name of Islam. "It's absolutely clear they wanted these concerns and qualms to be put aside," she said. "That is not only inducement but a highly, highly egregious form of inducement to spiritually vulnerable targets." Ms. Sandford pointed to numerous instances throughout the investigation in which she said undercover officers encouraged Mr. Nuttall to direct questions regarding Islam to them, and disparaged the authority of mainstream Muslim scholars and imams.

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Judge upholds life sentences in Fort Dix plot, but advocates say fight will go on

F.B.I. Steps Up Use of Stings in ISIS Cases

CBC News 09/06/2016 - Christopher Parsons, a research associate at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, who has studied the privacy practices of tech companies, is worried by the secrecy of BlackBerry's process and its potential for abuse. "The concern would be that there is a lawful order from a corrupt judge," said Parsons, who reviewed the ICL for CBC News. "There are countries in the world, unfortunately, where this does happen." He said BlackBerry is allowing foreign police to bypass the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, a diplomatic agreement that allows Canadian officials to review requests from foreign police and consider whether they are legal under Canadian law. "This is direct. This is a sidestepping of that entire process. This is BlackBerry being the one that makes that decision, as opposed to the Canadian government," Parsons said. He acknowledged that the treaty process can take months, so police likely prefer dealing directly with BlackBerry. U.S. law prohibits the likes of Apple, Facebook, and Google from intercepting communications on behalf of foreign agencies, which Parsons says contrasts to BlackBerry's practice.

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FBI Kept Demanding Email Records Despite DOJ Saying It Needed a Warrant

FBI wants access to Internet browser history without a warrant in terrorism and spy cases

Facebook and Google battle latest FBI attempt to expand surveillance

New Intelligence Bill Gives FBI More Secret Surveillance Power

Senator Tells "Funny" J. Edgar Hoover Story to Warn Against Expanded FBI Surveillance Power

Andrew Cuomo and Other Democrats Launch Severe Attack on Free Speech to Protect Israel