[This article no longer appears to be online, but I've verified that the
below excerpt is accurate. --DBM]
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Montreal Gazette
September 25, 2001 Tuesday
Page 14
Ottawa to try to freeze terrorist funds: Tougher rules and changes to
criminal code expected to make it easier to track monies
By ELIZABETH THOMPSON
OTTAWA -- Canada will move to follow the American lead and shut down
funding for terrorists, Secretary of State for International Financial
Institutions Jim Peterson said yesterday. [...]
Peterson said the government plans to adopt tough new weapons to combat the
financing of terrorism, possibly through an omnibus bill. Among the
possible measures is extending the system that combats money-laundering to
tracking terrorist funds, he said. While Peterson said the new rules are
almost ready and should be introduced soon, neither he nor Justice Minister
Anne McLellan could pinpoint a date. [...]
McLellan said the legislation she is preparing will also deal with such
issues as lawful access, encryption, decryption and electronic
surveillance. [...] McLellan said she will meet with a number of European
counterparts today and
U.S counterparts next week to try to co-ordinate Canada's legislation with
theirs. [...]
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