Suicide bombing is a “terrorist activity”
Support for Senate Bill S-206 (Canada)

We, the undersigned, support and seek your support for Senate Bill S-206, which amends Section 83.01 of the Criminal Code to ensure suicide bombing is clearly within the definition of “terrorist activity”.

Suicide bombing has become an all too frequent practice in many countries throughout the world. Thousands of civilians are killed and maimed to advance a cause based on falsely implanted expectations of glory and martyrdom. We say no cause can justify suicide bombing.

Bill S-206 aims beyond those who strap explosives to their bodies and look where they can cause maximum pain, suffering, death and dismemberment. It will help focus on those who promote terrorism by teaching, organizing and financing the killers in the name of ill-conceived ideology, distorted belief or abhorrent political conviction. The amendment will assist law enforcement agencies to pursue the individuals promoting this heinous tactic.

Penal statutes must unambiguously state which actions are criminalized. Rather than assuming that suicide bombing is currently covered by implication in the Code, this amendment specifies suicide bombing as prohibited terrorist activity.

Canada supported the 2005 suicide bombing resolution passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and our signature morally commits us to strengthen the Criminal Code. Canada was a world leader with the Ottawa Land Mines Treaty and Nobel Prize Winner Lester Pearson, and can again be an example to the world by passing Bill S-206.

Introduced by Senator Jerry Grafstein, Bill S-206 received second reading and will be in third reading when Parliament is back in session. The House of Commons must then also approve it. Many other Senators support this Bill including Hugh Segal, General Romeo Dallaire and Art Eggleton.

Canadians Against Suicide Bombers (CANASB) is a group of dedicated men and women of different ethnic and religious backgrounds who work to help stop the murder of civilians and help support faith and community leaders, especially moderate Muslims, who teach that no cause justifies suicide bombings. More information is available on their www.canasb.ca web site where you can also support the Bill because CANASB will forward your responses to the Prime Minister, Senators and MPs.

Please lend your support for Bill S-206. Action is needed now!