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10 Years on 9/11
Exploring the Philippines front in the global war on terror
Contrary to common belief, the 9/11 attacks of 2001 were not plotted by Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Instead, the plot was hatched by Al-Qaeda terrorists in the Philippines in 1995. National security expert Wesley Wark, a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs, talks to The Link's Marc Montgomery about the threat posed by Philippines-grown terrorist groups ten years after the September 11 terrorist attacks. ( Photo: AP Photo/Aaron Favila )
Canada's Foreign Minister at the time of 9/11 recalls Ottawa's response to the attacks
In our continuing coverage of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and the way the events affected Canada, Marc Montgomery speaks with John Manley, who was Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time. Mr. Manley talks about Ottawa's reaction to the attacks, and how 9/11 has changed Canada as a nation. ( Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan )
Young Canadians share their impressions of 9/11
They were just children when the Al-Qaeda terror attacks rocked the United States. Today, we hear what these young Canadians remember of the day as they share their perceptions of the tragedy 10 years on. ( Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Carmen Taylor )
Former Foreign Affairs Minister reflects back on 9/11 and how it changed Canadian foreign policy
As a part of our special series of interviews commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and the way these events affected Canada, Marc Montgomery speaks with Bill Graham, Canada's former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Liberal government of Jean Chrétien, currently the chancellor of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. At the time of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, Bill Graham was a member of parliament for the riding of Toronto Centre-Rosedale. He was appointed to cabinet a few months later. The honourable Bill Graham shares his memories of 9/11 and how that changed Canadian foreign policy. ( Photo: CP PHOTO/Tobin Grimshaw )
Young Canadians remember 9/11
The Link's Carmel Kilkenny went out to an intersection between a Montreal high school and college, to hear what young Canadians remember about 9/11 and what their impressions are now. ( Photo: AP Photo/Diane Bondareff )
Town of Gander marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy
Shortly after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the U.S. airspace was shut down and 239 aircraft already in the air heading toward the U.S. were diverted to Canadian airports across the country. Most of the U.S. bound Atlantic flights were diverted to the international airport in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, at the easternmost edge of North America. In the hours that followed, 38 planes, carrying over 6,500 passengers landed in Gander. Marc Montgomery speaks with Claude Eliott, the Mayor of Gander, about how the town of about 10,000 people, and only few hotels, accommodated their unexpected guests and how the tragedy of 9/11 brought his town, and thousands of strangers together in support and friendship. (AP Photo/Nav Canada)