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The measure will also expand the powers of the country's spy agency, allowing it to take direct action to stop attacks.
Work began on the bill after two attacks days apart last year. It is expected to be passed by Mr Harper's Conservative majority in Parliament.
Under current law it is a crime to make a specific threat. The new measure would make it crime to call for a terror attack against the country or Canadians generally, including online.
"We cannot tolerate this any more than we tolerate people that make jokes about bomb threats at airports," Mr Harper said.
"Anyone engaging in that kind of activity is going to face the full force of the law in the future."
The maximum prison sentence for those convicted under the new measure would be five years. » | Friday, January 30, 2015
