Protect us from terror

Re: “A new front in the war against terror; Menace extends to radicalized lone wolves,” by Matthew Fisher, Commentary, May 24. Matthew Fisher writes an interesting column about how vicious, random attacks by young lone wolves are taking the fight against terrorism into uncharted territory.

One of those accused of planning attacks against a Via Rail train said he wanted to be judged by the “holy book” rather than a “book written by humans.”

What are our governments doing to ensure Canadians, who feel we are living in a peace-loving nation, are protected?

The article said these attacks are not isolated. The recent Boston Marathon bombing is just another example of how close it is to home.

The Canadian government has the ability to suspend the Charter of Rights to persons who plan or even talk about such dastardly deeds; however, the government seems afraid to violate the rights of the individual. Of course civil liberty groups will cry foul.

As Canadians, are we not worthy of protection from terrorism? Pierre Trudeau used government power to suspend rights during the FLQ crisis and it’s high time the government used such action to deter acts of terror.

Any persons identified by appropriate government agencies should fall within this category. The same could be said for organized gangs.

However, it appears politicians would prefer to keep their heads buried in the sand and say we have nothing to worry about.

A. I. Smith, St. Albert