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Bill C-51 incompatible with Canada’s commitment to constitutional supremacy and rule of law
Sukanya Pillay, General Counsel and Executive Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association Bill C-51 creates new laws and amends existing laws to create new powers and crimes. One of these new laws is the security of Canada information sharing act, which
Rocco Galati vows to challenge C-51 in court, urges Canadians to vote against parties supporting the bill
Constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati vowed to challenge Harper government’s anti-terror legislation in court and called on Canadians to vote against candidates of any party supporting Bill C-51 at the next election. Speaking at rally against Bill C-51 in Toronto, Galati,
Bill C-51: Canada’s new McCarthy era where advocating for action against climate change is terrorism
John Bennett, Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada First, I’d like to acknowledge the terrible incidents that took place last fall here in Ottawa and in Quebec and share our deepest sympathies for the families. We are very much aware
Canada unites in protest to stop “insidious, deceitful, and totalitarian” Bill C-51
Canadians from coast to coast are holding rallies in a bid to stop Bill C-51 calling Conservative government’s anti-terror legislation “insidious, deceitful, and totalitarian” The National Convergence event is happening Ottawa with a march parliament beginning from from the Canadian
Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds
The Harper government’s controversial anti-terrorism bill violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Canada has ratified, according to legal analysis by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE),
No longer a matter of public trust: Why Canadians want a truly democratic participatory voice for the future
By Canadians for a Coalition NDP-Green Party Government Many Canadians from all over the country are increasingly voicing frustration with federal politics. On social media, in particular, this frustration has generated debate and given voice to increasing dissatisfaction with the
Supporters publicly abandoning Liberal Party over Trudeau’s support for Bill C-51
Social media is abuzz with images of Liberal supporters symbolically cutting up their party membership cards after their leader Justin Trudeau voted in favour of Bill C-51 at the anti-terrorism legislation’s third reading in the House of Commons. Disillusioned supporters
Bill C-51: Denying Canadians their legitimate right to privacy
By Rathika Sitsabaiesan, NDP MP, Scarborough—Rouge River, ON [Photo Credit: Pirate Party of Canada] 12 Canadian privacy commissioners have publicly criticized Bill C-51, but not one privacy commissioner was invited to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and
Bill C-51: Giving up liberty for little less safety
By Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party and MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC This is not an ordinary debate, this is not an ordinary bill, and this is not about politics any more. This is about the soul of the country
Tories cut and paste “we reject the argument that every time we talk about security our freedoms are threatened”
“We reject the argument that every time we talk about security, our freedoms are threatened. We reject the arguments that every time we talk about our security, our freedoms are threatened. Canadians understand that freedoms and security go hand in