Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Government

: Immigration Minister Chris Alexander argued the new rules are meant to confront what he described as the ever-evolving threat of jihadi terrorism, according to Globe and Mail. Our government knows that there is no higher purpose for any government than to ensure the safety and security of its citizens and we have never been afraid to call jihadi terrorism exactly what it is, Alexander said Friday at an event in Toronto. The new law has met with strong public criticism, and two Ontario lawyers have already launched a court case arguing it is unconstitutional. He said the changes to the Citizenship Act will ensure that those who wish to do us harm will not be able to exploit their Canadian citizenship to endanger Canadians or our free and democratic way of life. When they were first announced, the official opposition New Democrats extracted a promise from the government that the new rules would not be used to target Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who was then a dual citizen. Critics have expressed concerns about the way in which the new law could be applied to certain high-profile cases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.