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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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Here are some ways to weigh in on Bill C-51
October 18, 2016
The Liberal government is conducting an online consultation on national security as it moves toward amending the Anti-terrorism Act. See “Liberals identify 10 key national security issues for public consultations,” (CBC.ca, 8 September 2016). This is a rare opportunity for Canadians to weigh in on critical issues like Bill C-51. Here is what the B.C. Civil […]
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Steven Staples on the Delisle case in the Chronicle Herald
November 30, 2012
Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, says that the documents released this week in the Delisle case should pressure the Department of National Defence to explain how years of spying went undetected and how the military will strengthen its internal defences. Mr. Staples was quoted in the Chronicle Herald article, “Spy-papers seen as wake […]
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