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BILL - C-51

[WHAT]

] Canada's Harper conservative government's introduced a new (Omni bus) ] Bill C-51 (46 pages),

] which introduces new "anti terrorism" legislation

] that greatly expands the powers of the governments Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) agency,

] giving them the ability to break the law including Canadian’s Charter rights, ? as long as a judge agreed to it. ?
] CSIS would also be able to disrupt or undermine various activities such as illegal protests by environmentalists or diaspora groups denouncing activities back home.

] Under the new changes 17 departments could share all the personal information they hold on Canadians,

] including tax information from the Canada Revenue Agency, Medical information, criminal records,
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] TLDR - Bill C-51 by joe_developer @hn

] C-51 is a new anti-terror law that gives "secret police like" powers (the ability for intelligence organizations to detain a suspect without charge for up to a week) and broad eavesdropping and surveillance powers without any oversight.
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[WHY - PRO's - we need this bill]

] greatly expands the powers of CSIS agency to -

] a law enforcement agent can preemptively arrest an individual if the agent believes that a terrorist activity may be carried out. This is a lowering of the threshold for such preventative detention from the current law that requires the agent to believe that a terrorist activity will be carried out
] CSIS only needs to go before a judge for a warrant in cases where it decided for itself that its actions will violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
] Then it goes to a judge for a secret warrant process. The warrant can allow break and enter to take anything and to install anything. (E.May)
] detain suspects for 7 days VS the current 3 days

] without any parlimentary oversight -

] has oversight of the security intelligence review committe -

] uses vague terminology like ...

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] which are widely open to interpretation

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[WHY NOT - CON's - cause for concern ]

] expands powers of CSIS agency to ...

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] without any parlimentary oversight -

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] security intelligence review committe -

] uses vague terminology like ...

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] which are widely open to interpretation

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[WHERE]

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[WHEN]

] 2015-mm-dd - Bill introduced

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] 2015-mm-dd - Bill first reading passed

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] 2015-mm-dd - Bill second reading passed

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[2015-02-09] - Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader,

] Harper's police state law -

[2015-02-19] Harper's anti-terrror bill (c-51) a political juggernaut

] by campbell clark @globe&mail - new poll shows controversial bill has support of 82% of 1509 canadians polled by Angus Reid,

[2015-02-27] Open letter to Parliament Amend C-51 or kill it

] by * @ National Post - this letter is signed by 100+ Canadian professors of law, including several former prime ministers (including conservative prime minsiters)
] C-51 enacts a new security-intelligence information-sharing statute of vast scope with no enhanced protections for privacy and from abuse. The law defines “activities that undermine the security of Canada” in such an exceptionally broad way that “terrorism” is simply one example of nine examples, and only “lawful advocacy, protest, dissent and artistic expression” is excluded.

] 2015-mm-dd - Thomas Mulchair(NDP leader, official opposition) - op ed

] Tom Mulcair It is crucial that anti-terrorism measures do not erode fundamental freedoms National Post

] 2015-mm-dd - Peter Mackay - Conservative government minister for Public Safety

] Peter MacKay Bill C-51 is a measured response to the very real dangers we face today National Post response to Mulcair op ed by

[2015-03-01] Under Bill C-51, Bob Rae is a terrorist

] comment example - "Never fear citizens, your energy rates are safe while I'm on the case"

I get read the riot act, threatened that the project manager wanted me fired, shit got serious. I talked my way into a couple days off without pay and probation instead, but it's not an experience i would want other people to go through just because they protest a pipeline or "occupy" city parks.

] comment example - Surveillance works in ways much more insidious than most people realize. The true horror of surveillance comes before anyone even monitors the footage from the other side of the CCTV; it comes from inside you, when you become your own censor for things that might give them an excuse to put you away.

[2015-03-02] Stephen Harper dismisses Bill C-51 criticism as "conspiracy theory"307 comments

] Prime Minister

[2015-03-08] Justin Trudeau's comments on c-51 in speech at UBC

"] JT - if the government doesn’t make those modifications, we will be offering Canadians, in an election campaign, improvements to this bill, and if we get elected we will implement them,” Trudeau said. The Liberals would bring in oversight provisions and narrow the definition of what constitutes a security threat if elected, he added.
?] questions from the audience

?] “Why not send a message to the Conservative government that Canadians don’t want infringements on their civil liberties?”
a] JT - “I know that’s frustrating for some people to hear. But the Conservative government has a majority. They were elected majoritarily in the last election – you may shake your heads about that and disagree, and you can disagree with our electoral system as well, but that is the situation we have right now.”
?] “Why should we trust you that once you become prime minister you will reign in Bill C-51?” asked another.
?] “Sir, I must say that supporting the bill that you know is dangerous while promising to reform it when you’ve been elected to government is tantamount to putting our rights hostage, and our vote is our ransom,” said a young woman.

] JT “[These] are significant improvements that will keep Canadians safer,”

] Expanded powers related to preventive arrest which make it easier for police to detain someone, and to hold them in custody without a charge or a warrant for longer
] Strengthening of the no-fly list
] Increased information sharing between government departments and agencies

] (BEST-OF) i wrote my MP, here is there response ...

] CONSERVATIVE - Michelle Rempel - reply - The international jihadist movement has declared war on Canada and Canadians are being targeted by jihadi terrorists. Terrorism is not a human right; it is an act of war. That is why our Government has put forward measures that protect Canadians against jihadi terrorists who seek to destroy the very principles that make Canada the best country in the world to live.
] NDP - Randall Garrison (Critic for Public Safety)- reply - "a flawed piece of over-reaching legislation that itself erodes civil liberties while failing to protect public safety." "New Democrats are calling on the government of Canada to avoid rushing this bill through Parliament and instead hear from experts and concerned Canadians regarding the contents of this bill." "Rest assured we will use all of our parliamentary tools to oppose this dangerous and vague bill."
] LIBERAL - Chrystia Freeland (MP Toronto Center) - reply - "Bill C-51 includes significant measures that will help keep Canadians safe, and, for this reason, we decided to support it. We welcome the measures that build on the existing powers of preventative arrest, make better use of no-fly lists, and allow for immediate and more coordinated information sharing by government departments and agencies .... the government introduced amendments to its bill that addressed concerns contained in the Liberal amendments. These include removing the word “lawful” prior to “advocacy”/ “protest” to ensure that legitimate forms of demonstrations and protests are not targeted by this legislation. The amendments also narrow the scope of information sharing from “any person for any purpose” to a more appropriate 17 government departments and agencies, limiting the potential for abuse. .... Finally, and perhaps most significantly, the government clarified in law that CSIS will not become a police agency and will not have the power of arrest.
] GREEN - afds

[2015-04-09] C-51 public support waning

] by __ @ vice.com - latest poll of ### canadians indicate that support for C-51 is now at

[2015-04-21] C-51 will undermine Canada’s businesses: Open letter from 60 business leaders (nationalpost.com)

] several leaders from Canada's tech business community come out in oppostion to Bill C-51, comments

[2015-05-06] Canadas Bill C-51 passes 3rd and final reading in house of Commons

] by @cbc.ca - conservative and liberal parties pushed bill C-51 though the house with a vote of 183 - 96.
] e-razor comments (305) - I'm disgusted with the Liberal position on this bill. It's not a bill to play politics with....it's a bill where you take a stand ......And for that.....Trudeau just lost my vote.
] deifenbaker comments (208) - Harper finally got his wish, we have less freedoms , and he has more control. His imaginary war is just a weak attempt to draw our attention away from his abysmal performance on our finances and economy
] onager comments (186) - Against the better judgement of all the Canadians who oppose this draconian legislation, Harper is pushing it through. This bill terrorizes Canadians more effectively than any terrorist ever has. It surreptitiously allows for such innocuous things as pipeline protests to be considered reason to to spy on Canadian citizens using government resources. It's a backdoor way of using public taxpayer money to pay for the security of corporate pipelines. It's also a way for government to punish those who disagree politically with them, in the most Orwellian way imaginable. Canadians need to vote these crooks out in October to ever have a chance of reverting all the damage.
] morganlefay comments (174) - This is wide spread surveillance of the population and against The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Welcome to the police state
] clearfocus comments (132) - Justin Trudeau sells out.
] morganlefay comments (111) - "We would do well to remember at the end of the day, the law doesn't defend us, we defend the law. And when it becomes contrary to our morals, we have both the right and the responsibility to rebalance it towards just ends." ~Edward Snowden~