New Anti Terror Laws Coming After Attack On Charlie Hebdo
Stephen Harper announced that an “international Jihadist Movement Has Declared War On The World”, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack in France. He also stated that new anti terrorism legislation would be introduced shortly after the House of Commons winter break.
The Canadian government responded to the fall attacks in Ottawa and Quebec, in the same fashion. Intoducing Bill C-44. You can read the full version of Bill C-44 HERE.
Critics of Bill C-44 cite concerns such as:
“Our government is already in the midst of giving spies more power through the passage of Bill C-13 (better known as the Cyberbullying Bill), which makes it easier for law enforcement agencies to surveil Canadians and allows Internet Service Providers to voluntarily turn your information over to the government without consequence, and without notifying you. The bill is so broad that even Carol Todd – mother of Amanda Todd, whose heartbreaking death helped inspire C-13 – has spoken out against its surveillance provisions.
And now, following last week’s attacks, the government wants to expand its spying powers even further through C-44. The bill has a lot of problems, but I want to concentrate on just one. C-44 would cut judicial oversight out of the admission of information from confidential informants at trial, automatically preserving the anonymity of those informants. In other words, Canadians would lose the right to confront their accusers in court; in essence, it’s the loss of our right to due process.
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