Archive » Tag: Bill C-59
Canadian civil society gears up for crucial Senate hearings
September 4, 2018
There are three key pieces of legislation before the Canadian Senate, which resumes sitting in mid-September. They are: Bill C-47 – legislation to enable Canada to become party to the global Arms Trade Treaty Bill C-71 – legislation to better regulate ownership, transport and sale of domestic firearms Bill C-59 – legislation intended to remedy many of the […]
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Minister Goodale: Bill C-59 needs further amendments
April 9, 2018
Bill C-59 was supposed to fix the myriad problems created by its predecessor, the infamous Bill C-51, now Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015. Not so say civil society leaders Micheal Vonn and Tim McSorely: “Canadians were told that the new law would fix the old law. Instead, we got a bill that nominally addresses some concerns, […]
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Offensive Cyber Operations Endanger Us All
February 19, 2018
There is increasing debate and concern over the actions of states and non-state actors alike in the cyber domain. Annegret Bendiek and Ben Wagner, associates of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), outline key challenges and the dubious utility of offensive cyber operations in their article Making states responsible for their activities […]
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