Alberta Basic Security Training (ABST) Practice Exam 2024

The Anti-Terrorism Act defines terrorist activity as?

1. An act of non-omission that is committed in whole part or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause

2. An act of omission inside or outside Canada in whole part with the intention of intimidating the public, or a segment of the public, with regard to its security, or compelling a person, a government or a domestic or an international organization to do or to refrain from doing any act, whether the public or the person, government or organization is inside or outside Canada

3. An act of omission inside or outside Canada in whole part or in part for a political, religious, or ideological purpose, objective or cause

4. B and C

The correct answer is: B and C

The correct answer is option D, which combines options B and C. This is because the Anti-Terrorism Act of Canada broadly defines terrorist activity as encompassing both acts of action (non-omission) and acts of omission committed inside or outside Canada. The acts can be driven by a political, religious, or ideological purpose or cause, as stated in part C. Moreover, the intention behind the acts, as expressed in part B, could be to intimidate the public, a portion of the public, or to coerce a person, a government, or an organization (domestic or international) to take action or to deter an action. Notably, the location of these entities (inside or outside of Canada) doesn't alter the definition of the act as terrorism. Therefore, an act of omission committed within or outside of Canada for a political, religious, or ideological purpose and with the intent of intimidation or coercion (combining elements of options B and C) falls under the definition of terrorist activity according to the Anti-Terrorism Act. So, option D, which includes both B and C, accurately represents the comprehensive understanding of terrorism under this law.