Terrorist fundraisers face jail in Canada contd.
Even before the bill was introduced, some opposition parties speculated it would do little to deter terrorists and their supporters from carrying on in Canada as they have for many years. The mammoth bill would create new Criminal Code offences that could carry penalties of up to 14 years for participation in a terrorist organization, sources said. McLellan has said she will not go as far as outlawing membership in terrorist organizations. She will instead adopt the approach used in anti-gang legislation earlier this year that skirts possible constitutional challenges by only outlawing participation in such groups. The bill, which would also ratify the United Nations Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing two years after it was signed, would thus allow for the seizure of funds raised in the name of terrorism.