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Old 10-24-2014, 12:38 PM   #1013
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Thoughtful piece in Macleans

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/w...rity-not-more/

We need less security, not more

Why the best response to the Ottawa shootings is to open Parliament to all Canadians—not to fortify it

Scott Gilmore
October 23, 2014
I'm sure this type of article appeals to a lot of Canadians, but it's also really naive. The Parliament Building and Canadians got off easy this week. This could have been a coordinated attack involving several people with bombs strapped on. Instead of one soldier being dead we could be seeing news of the Parliament building burning with some massive holes in it and the leader of the country lying dead on the floor.

Like it or not, security at government and military sites will and should be increased. Funding for CSIS will also need to be increased significantly to provide more/constant surveillance on suspected terrorists.

I doubt Macleans writes a similar article after the next terrorist attack in this country.
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