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Since 9/11, security at airports around the world has increased dramatically, with metal detectors, x-ray scanners, and many other technologies to help keep countries safe. However, it can also be a huge waste of time, such as how you can’t carry more than 100mL of cologne in your carryon bag, or how they measure your nail clippers and nail file since they could be a “threat” to national security. The most recent addition too many airports in the U.S. is a machine called the Backscatter X-Ray. It’s a very controversial machine that allows the person watching it to see through your clothes, which is a big invasion of privacy and has sparked much debate about whether or not it should even be legal.[5] Since 9/11, a lot of money that could have been used for other important things like helping combat poverty, debt reduction, or the environment, has been used in an effort to improve the national security of Canada so that an attack like 9/11 doesn’t happen here. Around $24 billion has been spent on improving national security, after Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien pledged to spend $7.7 billion over five years to strengthen Canada's defences against terrorism in December 2001.[6] However, Chrétien’s promise of $7.7 billion was only the beginning; since 9/11, Canada has spent $15 billion on domestic security, which
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One of the biggest cases that relates to this is the world famous case of Maher Arar. The story of Maher Arar is a terrible one, and is surrounded by controversy. Arar was born in Syria in 1970, he immigrated to Canada with his family in 1987 and became a Canadian citizen in 1991. Things were going good in his life: he had a job as a telecommunications engineer in Ottawa after earning his bachelors and masters degree in the field of computer engineering and he was also happily married to his wife, Monia Mazigh. On September 26th, 2002, Arar was on the way back from a vacation; he was making a connecting flight at JFK International Airport when he was detained by U.S. officials and interrogated about alleged links to Al-Qaeda.[12] After 12 days of confinement in the U.S., Arar was shackled and handcuffed and flown to Syria where he was confined in a “grave-like” cell for 10 months before being transferred to a cell with better living conditions. While he was confined in Syria, Arar was subjected to physical and psychological torture, and he was eventually forced to sign a false confession that he had been to Afghanistan and that he’d participated in an Al-Qaeda training camp while there, even though Arar had never been to Afghanistan in his life. Finally, on October 5, 2003, Arar was put on a flight back to Canada, returning home more than a year …show more content…
through Canada, the increase of money spent on Canada’s national security, how 9/11 made immigrating to Canada hard for Muslims and how hard it is for Muslims to live in Canada today, and the famous example of Maher Arar that shows how both the U.S. and Canada’s government can jump to conclusions and put an innocent man through a terrible ordeal just because of his appearance and background. What can be said is that Canada has changed a lot since 9/11, perhaps not all for the best, but certainly not all for the worst
One of the biggest cases that relates to this is the world famous case of Maher Arar. The story of Maher Arar is a terrible one, and is surrounded by controversy. Arar was born in Syria in 1970, he immigrated to Canada with his family in 1987 and became a Canadian citizen in 1991. Things were going good in his life: he had a job as a telecommunications engineer in Ottawa after earning his bachelors and masters degree in the field of computer engineering and he was also happily married to his wife, Monia Mazigh. On September 26th, 2002, Arar was on the way back from a vacation; he was making a connecting flight at JFK International Airport when he was detained by U.S. officials and interrogated about alleged links to Al-Qaeda.[12] After 12 days of confinement in the U.S., Arar was shackled and handcuffed and flown to Syria where he was confined in a “grave-like” cell for 10 months before being transferred to a cell with better living conditions. While he was confined in Syria, Arar was subjected to physical and psychological torture, and he was eventually forced to sign a false confession that he had been to Afghanistan and that he’d participated in an Al-Qaeda training camp while there, even though Arar had never been to Afghanistan in his life. Finally, on October 5, 2003, Arar was put on a flight back to Canada, returning home more than a year …show more content…
through Canada, the increase of money spent on Canada’s national security, how 9/11 made immigrating to Canada hard for Muslims and how hard it is for Muslims to live in Canada today, and the famous example of Maher Arar that shows how both the U.S. and Canada’s government can jump to conclusions and put an innocent man through a terrible ordeal just because of his appearance and background. What can be said is that Canada has changed a lot since 9/11, perhaps not all for the best, but certainly not all for the worst