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Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney and Canada

President Barack Obama: Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney will represent Canada, according to Huffington Post Canada. A statement from Blaney office indicated Tuesday that he plans to discuss bill C-51 —just-introduced legislation which includes a provision for a maximum five-year prison sentence for advocating a terrorist attack. The three-day Countering Violent Extremism conference will include academics, executives from social-media organizations including Google, law-enforcement officials from five dozen countries, the United Nations secretary-general and a pair of interventions by the host, U.S. President Barack Obama. Blaney office said he will reiterate Canada commitment to fighting jihadists. Blaney will attend on the final day, Thursday, which is to have a more international focus. He will also outline measures the government has taken to protect Canadians against terrorists "who seek to destroy the very principles that make Canada the best country in the world in which to live." "These measures include criminalizing the promotion of terrorism," said the statement, in reference to C-51. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.