Canada: Afghanistan

Vigilance Dept: This is one reason Canada has had soldiers fighting and dying in Afghanistan for a decade, correct? We've heard the argument many times: Either we fight the jihadists where they live or they'll bring the fight to us, according to Vancouver Sun. Well, fine. Vigilance makes sense. But if this is true, and the government believes its own messaging, then why are Canada's overseas border offices - 10 years after 9/11 and five years after the Conservatives took power - a sieve and there are bad people overseas bent on doing Canadians harm, security experts tell us. There's no reason to disbelieve this. We know we're on al-Qaida's short list. Federal ministers, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rarely miss an opportunity to jog our collective elbows about the dangers of complacency and the need for vigilance. They are, after all, a law-and-order government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.