Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a Hamilton town hall  that despite concerns over returning ISIS fighters, Canadians were safe in their country and could rely on the security and intelligence services to keep them that way.

As the war against ISIS winds down, the government has said it’s aware of about 180 individuals “with a nexus to Canada” who had travelled overseas to join ISIS and other groups — and another 60 who had returned to Canada. Unlike Canada’s allies in Iraq and Syria, who are directly targeting their own ISIS fighters before they can return to their countries in the West, Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said “Canada does not engage in death squads.” Goodale said Canada and is instead focused on monitoring returning fighters and helping them to reintegrate, when possible, into Canadian society.

Prime Minister Trudeau said that he takes advice from his security experts, including the RCMP and CSIS. “On the issues of foreign travellers, I take advice from our intelligence agencies and our security agencies who are very, very alert to the challenges of returning … from the Middle East,” Trudeau said.

“We are very alert and responsible for keeping Canadians safe, keeping our communities safe. It’s something we will never compromise on. I can assure you, sir, you are very safe here in this room right now.”