Ottawa Citizen
“Hold Sponsors of Terror to Account” by Irwin Cotler
May 11, 2010
Irwin Cotler is the MP for Mount Royal and is Opposition Special Counsel on human rights and international justice. He is a former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada and is a professor of law (on leave) at McGill University.
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“ Hold Sponsors of Terror to Account”
Global Brief
“State Immunity and Terror Financing” by Tom Quiggin and Sheryl Saperia
March 19, 2010
Tom Quiggin has worked in an intelligence capacity for a number of government organizations such as the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the Department of Justice, and spent time with the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He is also qualified as a court expert on jihadist terrorism and his work for the government has been focused on terrorism financing. Sheryl Saperia is an attorney and senior advisor to C-CAT.
National Post
“A Bulwark Against Terror” by Victor D. Comras
September 1, 2009
Victor D. Comras served under appointment by Secretary General Kofi Annan, as one of five international monitors to oversee the implementation of Security Council measures against terrorism and terrorism financing. He is the recipient of 10 Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards from the U.S. State Department. He now serves as a UN monitor overseeing the implementation of Security Council measures against North Korea.
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“ A Bulwark Against Terror”
The Windsor Star
“Time for Homework” by Sheryl Saperia
June 29, 2009
Sheryl Saperia is a legal adviser for the Canadian Coalition Against Terror (C-CAT)
and specializes in government relations at the High Park Group
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“ Time for Homework”
The National Post
“Taking Action Against Our Enemies” by Senator David Tkachuk
June 23, 2009
Senator David Tkachuk is the Senate sponsor of C-CAT’s legislation
and the Deputy-Chair of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defense
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“Taking Action Against Our Enemies”
The Chronicle Herald
“Terrorism Has Not Been Prorogued” by Danny Eisen
January 9, 2009
Danny Eisen is a Toronto-based consultant. He is the cofounder of C-CAT,
the Canadian Coalition Against Terror, and lost a family member in the 9-11 attacks.
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“Terrorism Has Not Been Prorogued”
Leader-Post (Regina)
“Canada Must Choke Off Terror Funds” by Danny Eisen
December 17, 2008
Danny Eisen is a Toronto-based consultant. He is the cofounder of C-CAT,
the Canadian Coalition Against Terror, and lost a family member in the 9-11 attacks.
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“ Canada Must Choke Off Terror Funds”
The Vancouver Sun
“Fighting Back Against Terror”
by Sarah Phillips
December 10, 2008
Sarah Phillips is a member of C-CAT, the Canadian Coalition Against Terror – an organization
of Canadian terror victims. She was shot and injured in the 2002 terrorist
attack at the Los Angeles Airport.
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“ Fighting Back Against Terror”
National Post
“Preventing the Next Mumbai Massacre” by Danny Eisen
December 8, 2008
Danny Eisen is a Toronto-based consultant. He is the cofounder of C-CAT,
the Canadian Coalition Against Terror, and lost a family member in the 9-11 attacks.
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“ Preventing the Next Mumbai Massacre”
Ottawa Citizen
“It was India’s 9/11”by Maureen Basnicki
December 1, 2008
Maureen Basnicki is a founding director of the Canadian Coalition Against Terror (C-CAT).
Her husband Ken was murdered on 9/11.
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“ It was India’s 9/11”
The Hill Times
“Anti-terrorism Requires Multi-facetted Approach”
by Senator David Tkachuk
April 28, 2008
Senator David Tkachuk is the Senate sponsor of C-CAT’s legislation and
the Deputy-Chair of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defense
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“The Hill Times”
The Toronto Star
“Fighting Terror Through the Courts” by Rhona Bennett
March 21, 2008
Rhona Bennett is a former member of the Star’s Community Editorial Board
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National Post
“Remembrance is Nothing Without Action” by Maureen Basnicki
November 10, 2007
Basnicki is a founding director of the Canadian Coalition Against Terror (C-CAT).
Her husband Ken was murdered on 9/11.
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“ Remembrance is Nothing Without Action”
National Post
Letter to the Editor from C-CAT Members –
Featured as “Letter of the Day”: “Britain — you are not alone”
July 7, 2007
by: Rob Alexander, son of Dr. Anchanatt Mathew Alexander, murdered in the 1985 Air India bombing; Cindy Barkway, wife of David, murdered on 9/11; Maureen Basnicki, wife of Ken, murdered on 9/11; Bal Gupta, husband of Ramwati, murdered in the 1985 Air India bombing; Dave Hayer, B.C. MLA, son of newspaper editor Tara Singh Hayer, murdered by Sikh extremists in Vancouver in 1998; Deepak Khandelwal, brother of Chandra and Manju, murdered in the 1985 Air India bombing; Lada Pada, wife of Vishnu, mother of Arti and Brinda, murdered in the 1985 Air India bombing; Sarah Phillips, injured in the L.A. Airport terrorist attack in 2002; Sherri Wise, injured in a triple suicide bombing in Jerusalem in 1997. Sent on behalf of the Canadian Coalition Against Terror.
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The Ottawa Citizen
“Any of Us Could Have been Any of You” by Cindy Barkway, Maureen Basnicki, Dave Hayer, Sarah Phillips and Sherri Wise
February 27, 2007
Cindy Barkway’s husband David was murdered on 9/11; Maureen Basnicki’s husband Ken was murdered on 9/11; B.C. MLA Dave Hayer’s father, newspaper editor Tara Singh Hayer was murdered by Sikh extremists in Vancouver in 1998; Sarah Phillips was injured in the LA Airport terrorist attack in 2002; and Sherri Wise was a victim of a triple suicide bombing in Jerusalem in 1997. They write on behalf of C-CAT: The Canadian Coalition Against Terror (www.c-cat.ca).
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The National Post
“To Sue a Terrorist” by Ed Morgan
July 8, 2006
Ed Morgan is a law professor at the University of Toronto. He was an expert witness for the plaintiffs
in Ungar v. Palestinian Authority and Bouzari v. Islamic Republic of Iran.
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“ To Sue a Terrorist”
The National Post
“Touched by Terrorism”
Special to the National Post
June 22, 2006
C-CAT was featured in a full page article in the Ideas Section of the National Post. The page tiled “Touched by Terrorism” featured four opinion pieces by Canadian terror victims who are members of C-CAT. Three other “first person” stories by Canadian terror victims and C-CT members were also published.
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“ Touched By Terrorism”
Canadian Business
“Make Them Pay”by Jack Mintz
May 22, 2006
Jack Mintz is president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, and Deloitte & Touche
LLP professor of taxation at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
at the University of Toronto
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“ Make Them Pay”