From the McDonald Report to the Kelly Committees: The Government Research and Policy Making Process Connected to Oppositional Political Terrorism in Canada

Ross Jeffrey Ian
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Ross Jeffrey Ian: University of Baltimore

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2011, vol. 8, issue 1, 25

Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the Canadian government's research and policy-making processes in connection with oppositional political terrorism during the time between the McDonald Report (1977) to the Third Kelly Committee (1999). In particular, the article examines this subject by reviewing popular, scholarly, and governmental literature; relying on personal experiences; and, most importantly, focusing on information gathered during a series of interviews with key informants conducted over a 14-year period. The article concludes with a list of factors that impeded government research and policy development connected with this subject and policy area and a handful of suggestions for overcoming these difficulties which may improve the Canadian government’s ability to effectively deal with future acts of terrorism.

Keywords: terrorism; Canada; research and policy-making process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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