Major Results of 9/11

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The events that took place on September 11, 2001, although on American soil, began a new era of security and American relationships in Canada. The planes crashing into the Twin Towers brought forth serious change to the American/Canadian border, airport security, and societal views. Because Canada is economically, socially, and politically linked to America, everything America did in response to the 9/11 attacks had effects on Canada, creating a chain reaction of Canada also implementing change. Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s analogy of America being like a sleeping elephant, every move they make effects Canada in some way, was very true at this point in time. Whitaker’s article written in 2012 points out that there have been no terrorist attacks since 9/11, justifying the precautions and security measures made by the Canadian government.
Immediately after the attacks Canadians took initiative despite being in shock while chaos was taking place south of the border. Canadian citizens took American citizens in whose planes were unable to land in the United States, allowing them to find refuge in schools, churches, homes and emergency crews went to New York to aid in relief efforts. The Canadian government however, did not take any immediate plans of action. Jean Chrétien, the Prime minister of Canada at the time, had no desire to get himself and the country involved in foreign affairs much like Pierre Trudeau, the previous Liberal Prime Minister to serve in parliament. Both leaders believed that Canada should be focused on federal and provincial politics, and were determined to keep Canada out of foreign issues. This made it so no real changes to security policies took place until two years after when Jean Chrétien left of...

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Works Cited

Canada. Privy Council Office. Securing an Open Society: Canada’s National Security Policy. Canada: 2004. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.
Chapin, Paul H. “Into Afghanistan” The Transformation of Canada’s International Security Policy Since 9/11.” American Review of Canadian Studies 40 (2010): 189-199. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.
Fry, Earl. "The Canada-US Relationship One Decade After 9/11." International Journal 67.4 (2012): 879-93. CBCA Reference. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.
Murphy, Christopher. “Securitizing Canadian Policy: A New Policing Paradigm for the Post 9/11 Security State?” Canadian Journal of Sociology. 32.4 (2007): 449-475. Project Muse. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.
Whitaker, Reg. “The Post-9/11 National Security Regime in Canada: Strengthening Security, Diminishing Accountability.” Review of Constitutional Studies 16 (2012): 139-158. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.

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