S1E3 - The Impact of September 11th on Canada's Legal System: Bill C-36

Episode Notes

The fundamentals of the criminal law: the Anti-Terrorism Act. Presentation of the conference panel Terrorism and the Criminal Law. Panel: Kent Roach, Richard Mosley, Don Stuart, moderated by Louise Viau.

Richard Mosley (Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law Policy and Community Justice, Department of Justice Canada) on the adoption of Bill C-36 and as a valid exercise of preventative power.

Kent Roach (Faculty of Law, University of Toronto) examines the structure of the Anti-Terrorism Act and the issues related to the definitions of terrorist groups and activities.

Don Stuart (Faculty of Law, Queen’s University) critiques the act as a law & order quick fix and questions the justifications for the new legislation.

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