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Bill C-51 protest song goes viral

A day after Canadians rallied against the controversial anti-terrorism bill introduced by the country’s Conservative government, a protest song mocking the legislation has gone viral. Edmonton, AB banjo artist Ian A Patton’s Bill C-51 is mostly about fear-mongering tactics used…

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Bill C-51 seeks to criminalize indigenous activism

By Niki Ashton, MP for Churchill, MB (NDP) As we know, indigenous peoples—first nations, Métis, Inuit, or indigenous peoples in general—have often been at the forefront in fighting for what is important to them and, in many ways, what is…

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We can't arrest our way out of terrorism

By Daniel Hiebert, Co-Director, University of British Columbia, The Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS) Ten years ago, I was approached by members of Canada's security establishment to answer a question. They asked me whether I…