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The Conservative-dominated Senate security and defence committee has chosen early July to issue a report, knocking more traditional summer fare like Wimbledon and death-trap vegetable gardens from the headlines.

The news is not just that senators are still in the country after Canada Day — it’s that the interim report has 25 weighty recommendations that look to me very much like the Conservative Party’s re-election platform.

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Much of the attention thus far has been lavished upon the call to introduce training and certification for imams, in an attempt to combat extremism.

But there are 24 other suggestions, and a good number deserve further scrutiny, since the Conservatives have given the “thorough” report their blessing.

For a party seeking to return to the government side of the House of Commons, the Senate report is opportune. The Tories are campaigning on their record protecting the economic and personal security of Canadians but, with disappointing growth, trade and jobs numbers, the national security card is likely to be played for all it’s worth.