After Trudeau’s speech, a spokesman for Harper reacted by saying that Canada is a “beacon of freedom, an example of unity in diversity and a successful model of pluralism in the world.”
“Under Prime Minister Harper, this government will continue to take action to protect our freedoms by denying the international jihadist movement the opportunity to inflict terror on our citizens and interests,” Stephen Lecce, the prime minister’s director of media relations, said in an emailed statement.
He said the government’s proposed anti-terror bill, C-51, will “thwart efforts to use Canada as a recruiting ground, prevent terrorism travel and attacks on our soil.”