Security trumps civil liberties for many Canadians
OTTAWA -- A new poll on attitudes toward terrorism suggests many Canadians think preserving national security is more important than protecting civil liberties. And the feeling is strongest amongst the sizeable minority who fear that they themselves could be victims of terrorism.
The Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute survey, conducted by Innovative Research Group, comes on the heels of Thursday's arrest in Miami of seven men who police say plotted to blow up targets in the United States, including Chicago's Sears Tower.
It was the second major arrest this month in North America involving alleged "homegrown terrorists." Earlier this month, Canadian authorities picked up 17 Toronto-area men, charging them with plotting to bomb buildings on Parliament Hill and in Toronto.
According to the poll, Canadians are divided on whether the federal government has struck the right balance...