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Air India and Retired Supreme Court of Canada Justice John Major

Retired Supreme Court of Canada justice John Major: Retired Supreme Court of Canada justice John Major, who led an inquiry into the 1985 Air India crash, said the and have broad powers that must be carefully assessed before Canadians can conclude whether more are needed, and cautioned against a rush to enact new powers that may be unjustified, according to The Star. Federal authorities cabinet ministers, top and senior officials in the past week have indicated several new laws are under active consideration, or have lobbied for others and Three judges who led separate inquiries into national security failures of Canadas agencies are warning Parliament not to rush to adopt new anti-terror laws without better oversight of agencies and a clear-eyed look at what powers they already have. Its a knee-jerk reaction because I think the government feels they need to do something and they have constituents, undoubtedly, and people like the press saying, What are you going to do about this? So the impetus is to act quickly, and sometimes not so wisely. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.