Liberals to Amend Criminal Code Terrorism Provisions That Block Aid to Afghanistan

Liberals to Amend Criminal Code Terrorism Provisions That Block Aid to Afghanistan
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan.

A parliamentary document suggests Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will table a bill amending the Criminal Code and he will hold a news conference at the Ottawa headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross.