Mohamed Atta, Marwan Al-Shehhi and Salem Al-Hazni what do these names have in common and why do they concern any of us? These names have become synonymous with terrorism, these names have become associated with how North Americans deal with terrorism and see themselves in global issues. These are just some of the names of the men who carried out one of the largest terrorist attacks on American soil. Furthermore, they have created one of the greatest shifts in the thinking and politics of Western nations and the threats they may face. Canada was not immune to these changes and realizations, with the loss of 22 Canadian citizens in these attacks there was a greater urgency that they too could be a direct target and face similar acts. (9/11 Commission Report) “As the 9/11 Commission reported in 2004, all of the 9/11 terrorists came to the United States from outside North America. They flew into major airports in the United States (US). They entered the United States with documents issued by the United States government and no 9/11 terrorists were from Canada.” (National Post) These comments were a relief to the Canadian government and the Canadian people to dispel rumors, fears and myths about what had happened. However, the belief of many US politicians and citizens remains valid even after evidence to the contrary has been provided. This view is supported when agencies like CSIS report that, with the exception of the United States, Canada has more active terrorist groups than any other country in the world. (http://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/prrts/trrrsm/index-eng.asp). This is a concern for the United States, a country that has experienced terrorism on its soil and has been directly targeted by groups such as Al-Qaeda. Where... half of the document... taken from http://ccrweb.ca/documents/ICLMGUPRSubmission.pdf. The names of the men associated with September 11, 2001 achieved what the terrorists wanted all along, FEAR (or you could say it as "fear"). Canada, along with many other nations, has had to restrict freedoms in certain places and conditions in an effort to combat the threat of terrorism. There will always be controversy over the steps taken, with some arguing that the laws do not go far enough and others that they have gone too far. Based on the events of the last decade or so, it is only a matter of time when Canada will experience events as the United States experienced in 2001. All the steps that have been taken or not taken will be sufficient. the sentence is really embarrassing.) Will all the steps taken and not yet taken be enough? <<< it would be better, I think.