Intel Panel Finds ‘Important Challenges’ Facing Federal Approach on Hostage-Takings

Edith Blais, who was held as a hostage by Islamist extremists in West Africa, poses for a photo in a park in Candiac, Que., Sept.3, 2021. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

MPs and senators who oversee security and intelligence activities are calling on the government to create a clear framework to respond to terrorist hostage-takings.

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians points out several shortcomings with the current approach in a report on Global Affairs Canada tabled today.