Home The Ambassador Canada's chief representatives to the U.S. Michael Kergin Ambassador Kergin's Letters July 26, 2002

Canada's at the forefront of the war against terrorism

Ambassador Kergin's letter to the editor of The Wall Street Journal
26 July 2002

I recognize controversy sells newspapers, but your July 10 article "Is Canada a Launching Pad for Terror?" is dismaying. That Montreal welcomes immigration from French-speaking Arabic countries such as Algeria and Tunisia is not a security threat: We have declared war against terrorism, not immigration. The Bush administration has been unstinting in its praise for Canada's actions in the fight against terrorism, both at home and on the battlefield.

Canada also lost countrymen in the attacks on the World Trade Center Towers, just as we have lost soldiers in Afghanistan. There should be no misunderstanding in America. Canadians are resolute in their commitment to protecting our mutual safety and security.

Michael Kergin
Ambassador of Canada
Washington