[This article no longer appears to be online, but I've verified that the below excerpt is accurate. --DBM] ******** Montreal Gazette September 25, 2001 Tuesday Page 14 Ottawa to try to freeze terrorist funds: Tougher rules and changes to criminal code expected to make it easier to track monies By ELIZABETH THOMPSON OTTAWA -- Canada will move to follow the American lead and shut down funding for terrorists, Secretary of State for International Financial Institutions Jim Peterson said yesterday. [...] Peterson said the government plans to adopt tough new weapons to combat the financing of terrorism, possibly through an omnibus bill. Among the possible measures is extending the system that combats money-laundering to tracking terrorist funds, he said. While Peterson said the new rules are almost ready and should be introduced soon, neither he nor Justice Minister Anne McLellan could pinpoint a date. [...] McLellan said the legislation she is preparing will also deal with such issues as lawful access, encryption, decryption and electronic surveillance. [...] McLellan said she will meet with a number of European counterparts today and U.S counterparts next week to try to co-ordinate Canada's legislation with theirs. [...]