Category Archives: Civil Liberties
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
True North Korea unveils Bill C-51: Invincible Might for Peace and Independence Act
Official translation of the speech given by Kim Har Per, Supreme Leader, Father of the People, Great Leader of our Party and of our Nation at the unveiling of Bill C-51: Invincible Might for Peace and Independence Act Events of
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
Bill C-51: Why it is dangerous and what you can do to fight it
By an independent group of concerned Canadians (and residents of Canada) “Canadians should not be willing to accept such an obvious threat to their basic liberties.” — The Globe and Mail On January 30th, 2015 the Harper Government tabled Bill
Former CSIS-funded Heritage Front terrorist group member warns against Bill C-51
By Elisa Hategan My name is Elisa Hategan and I’m a Canadian writer and freelance journalist. Twenty years ago, I was a teenage member of an Ontario-based domestic terrorist group called the Heritage Front. They were a radical white supremacist,
Tory FB post asking public support for Bill C-51 upsets Alberta PC MLA
Alberta Progress Conservative MLA Thomas Lukaszuk expressed his outrage at a post on the Conservative Party Facebook page made to drum up support for the Harper government’s anti-terrorism bill that shows a man wearing an Arab headdress threatening a terrorist
Former PMs, 100+ academics, and legal experts among conspiracy theorists who oppose Bill C-51
By Michael Nabert The difference between conspiracy theory and conspiracy fact is evidence, so, let’s look at some. We can start with some detailed and damning analysis of Bill C-51 from some legal experts. And there’s an open letter condemning
C-51 Shades of May: How one word made all Canadians guilty of terrorism
By Anonymous Author “Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested,” reads the opening line of Franz Kafka’s The Trial. Are many Canadians about to share Josef K’s fate if
Bill C-51 to Lac-Mégantic: How Harper keeps Canadians (un)safe
by Anonymous Author When the first images emerged of mangled rail cars in the backdrop of flames roaring through downtown Lac-Mégantic, many suspected that they were witnessing the gruesome aftermath of a terrorist attack. Investigations by Transport Safety Board of
Japanese Canadians fear a repeat of internment camps under Bill C-51
By National Association of Japanese Canadians The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) joins with other concerned Canadians in calling for the Government of Canada to withdraw the Anti-Terrorism Act Bill C-51. We believe that Bill C-51 threatens Canadian civil