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Fall Election Presents Three Internet Privacy Futures
Fall Election Presents Three Internet Privacy Futures Here’s why Canadians should press candidates about warrantless data access. Warranted concern: This election could determine the future path of Canadian law on access to internet subscriber information. Canada’s controversial anti-terrorism bill, Bill C-51, has emerged as a key talking point in the current election campaign. Pointing […]
Five Questions for Media Rights Defender Taking C-51 to Court
Five Questions for Media Rights Defender Taking C-51 to Court Tom Henheffer and allies raised $25,000 to support their Charter challenge. So, what’s next? On June 18, Bill C-51 received royal assent, making the widely criticized and controversial Anti-Terrorism Act a law. Last week, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression […]
Senators Walloped with ‘Intense’ Amount of Anti-C-51 Email
Senators Walloped with ‘Intense’ Amount of Anti-C-51 Email Words like ‘horrified’ and ‘terrified’ came up frequently, they report. Many senators say they’ve been stunned by the overwhelming flood of email they’ve received over C-51, the highly controversial Harper government security bill that passed a Senate vote earlier in the month. The vast majority of the […]
Bill C-51 opposition tweeted by Margaret Atwood, Sarah Harmer
Bill C-51 opposition tweeted by Margaret Atwood, Sarah Harmer Liberals say they’ll vote in favour of Bill C-51, despite hoping for changes Canadian author Margaret Atwood and singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer are voicing complaints about the Conservatives’ proposed anti-terrorism bill, asking Liberal MPs from their communities to vote against it. In particular, Harmer and Atwood have got their backs up […]
NEW CANADIAN COUNTERTERRORISM LAW THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
NEW CANADIAN COUNTERTERRORISM LAW THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS Geraldine Thomas-Flurer, who campaigns for environmental protection on behalf of indigenous First Nations in Canada, wasn’t surprised when, in 2012, she found out that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been keeping tabs on her. The Toronto Star that year obtained documents showing that federal police had monitored private meetings […]
What You’ll Have to Do to Stay Under the Radar if Bill C-51 Becomes Law
What You’ll Have to Do to Stay Under the Radar if Bill C-51 Becomes Law Bill C-51 is an omnibus anti-terrorism bill that grants CSIS new information sharing powers and converts CSIS from a covertintelligence gathering organization to acovert enforcement agency. No wonder Canadians don’t know what the heck is going on! Ms. Soapbox is here to […]
Bill C-51 ‘Day of Action’ protests denounce new policing powers
Bill C-51 ‘Day of Action’ protests denounce new policing powers NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May join protests in Montreal, Toronto Protests are underway across Canada against the government’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, which would give police much broader powers and allow them to detain terror suspects and give new powers to Canada’s spy […]
Let’s Not Sacrifice Freedom Out Of Fear
Let’s Not Sacrifice Freedom Out Of Fear A scientist, or any knowledgeable person, will tell you climate change is a serious threat for Canada and the world. But theRCMP has a different take. A secret report by the national police force, obtained by Greenpeace, both minimizes the threat of global warming and conjures a spectre of threats […]
