A lawyer for accused terrorist Mohamed Harkat says he has tabled the most comprehensive bail package in Canadian history -- one that includes a satellite tracking system -- but federal lawyers insist the Ottawa man is still too dangerous to release. Canadian Security Intelligence Service lawyer James Mathieson said he was amazed at the "breadth and scope" of the bail conditions proposed in the case. "When you look at these conditions, at how restrictive they are, it would be very difficult for a person of good will and sincerity to abide by them," he said, adding: "Mr. Harkat has not established he is a person of good will and sincerity." Mr. Mathieson told Judge Francois Lemieux that Mr. Harkat has already lied in Federal Court and would say or do anything to get out of jail. "But he does not mean what he says," Mr. Mathieson charged, "and would drag good, well-meaning people down the garden path to destruction and the loss of significant assets." Mr. Mathieson was referring to the more than 60 people who have offered a total of $135,000 in cash bonds and sureties in support of Mr. Harkat's bail application. To win bail, Mr. Harkat, an Algerian refugee, must establish that he will not be deported from Canada in a reasonable period of time and does not pose a threat to Canadian society.

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