"As at other times in our history, we are a target because of who we are and how we live, our society, our diversity and our values — values such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law — the values that make Canada great, values that Canadians cherish."
Stephen Harper has explained it in a nutshell.
Shame on him, he left out our values of multi-culturalism, abortion on demand and same-sex marriage. /sarc