On Thursday, Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, released Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy.

The bombing of Air India Flight 182 and the events surrounding the Toronto 18 demonstrate that Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorist activities on home soil.

The Harper Government is committed to help keep our streets and communities safe; that’s why a clear approach to addressing terrorism is needed.

Thursday’s announced strategy — Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada’s Counter-terrorism Strategy — will help prioritize our Government’s counter-terrorism efforts by working to:

• prevent individuals from engaging in terrorism
• detect the activities of those who pose a threat
• deny terrorists the means and opportunities to carry out their activities
• respond proportionately, rapidly and in an organized manner to terrorist activities to mitigate their effects

The Harper Government is committed to working for the safety and security of Canadians by confronting terrorism.