Scott Newark
ARTICLES BY: Scott Newark
Canadians Need the Truth About Toronto’s Danforth Avenue Terrorist Attack
It's been more than four weeks since the murderous shooting attack on Toronto's Danforth Avenue, a famous outdoor dining location that is also home to the...
Why Is Canada Cutting Checks to Suspected Terrorists?
It began in 2007, after a lengthy, expensive and mostly closed-door inquiry led to a $10.5 million payoff to Maher Arar. Arar was a joint Canadian-Syrian citizen...
Ontario Prosecutors Fail to Appeal Marital Sexual Assault Case
The deadline for Canadian prosecutors to appeal a judge's decision to acquit a Muslim man of sexually assaulting his wife has passed. It appears that...
Canadian Judge in Marital Sexual Assault Case Places Cultural Practices Above the Law
Thanks to excellent reporting by Andrew Duffy of the Ottawa Citizen, Canadians recently learned of a disturbing decision from Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith. It acquitted a...
Thwarted Canadian Terrorist Attack Still Raises Questions
Last week's successful prevention of a terrorist attack has merited Canadians' appreciation for the effective work of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police...
Canada’s Sorely Needed Enhanced National Security Oversight and Review May Be Near
They are the issues that won't go away. First raised following the 2010 investigation and report into the 1985 Sikh terrorist attack on an Air India flight...
The Security Priorities of the New Canadian Government Are Emerging
It began with a bizarre media interview last month featuring Canada's new International Development Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau. It took place shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada's new...
Canada’s Liberal ISIS Strategy Revealed: Politics Trump Pragmatism
Justin Trudeau led his Liberal Party to victory in October's Canadian federal election by branding himself as the champion of "change" from the decade-old Harper...