Canadian Supreme Court Will Review Terrorism Law's Motive Requirement

According to Canadian Press, Canada's Supreme Court yesterday agreed to review three cases raising the question of whether the definition of "terrorist activity" in Canada's anti-terrorism law violates Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. An element of that law's definition of "terrorist activity" is that the act must have been "committed in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause." Defendants in the cases contend that this invites racial and ethnic profiling and operates to focus prosecutorial scrutiny on political, religious and ideological beliefs. For more on the the Ontario Court of Appeals decision below in one of the cases, see prior posting.