In January 2015, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-51 which would give police and spy agencies more power to detain terror suspects. Provisions to the bill include expanding police powers that would allow them to preventively detain or restrict terror suspects, ban the “promotion of terrorism”, allow the public safety minister to add people to Canada’s “no-fly list”, and enhance the powers of Canada’s spy agency CSIS. Proponents argue that law enforcement and intelligence agencies need more power to combat terrorism in the wake of the attacks on…
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@9RBWNKL9mos9MO
Don’t have enough information on Bill C-51 to comment (and this kind of question sets it up as a “pro/con police” or “pro/con anti-terrorism” situation without context).
@965CQK23yrs3Y
I do not have enough knowledge on the matter to decide either way
I don't understand what that is
@926XCDD3yrs3Y
if they don't over do it and make it racist then yes
@8YDGY873yrs3Y
This is hard to awnser but I ould say no because we have had seen bad things with police like with George Floyd and its tragic so just keep it at what it is.
@8YB8J6N3yrs3Y
Yes but only if there are conditions to prevent its abuse and guarantees that it doesn't violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
@8Y498MR3yrs3Y
@8TJ42VR4yrs4Y
I need more information before I can make my decision
@8T4W3894yrs4Y
No, the bill is too vauge and may be abused through racial profiling
@8T2KWD54yrs4Y
No, it's too vague and is a pointer to a police state
@8SJ3CVL4yrs4Y
I need to do more research on the topic
@8R5P8QF4yrs4Y
they could turn their backs out of the blue and cause a betrayal to the country.
@8R5BZB54yrs4Y
Yes, but the bill does need some revision to make it more granular. Currently it is too vague on issues of scope.
@8QXT7C34yrs4Y
ACAB. police is unsteady with its good cop bad cop ratio.
@8QG76G84yrs4Y
somewhat, i believe it could turn into a police state, but if managed correctly, it could be beneficial.
@8QFLDGCNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Somewhat, protection is important
@8F6XTGQ5yrs5Y
i support it as long as everyone is held innocent until proven guilty and is given the same rights as everyone else
@8DY7Z7P5yrs5Y
Yes, but I believe the funding was a little more than needed in this situation.
@8CWLTKW5yrs5Y
Yes but they should only act when they are completely sure
@8CTYZB25yrs5Y
I dont really understand
@9CMDTGL2yrs2Y
There should be limits if implemented and it should be carefully watched
@9B6L7DJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but very strictly monitoring
@99C8W2W2yrs2Y
i’m not educated enough on this
@9957NKQ2yrs2Y
Not enough knowledge to make a stance
@993TYN3Conservative2yrs2Y
Not familiar with the bill
@992GMSS2yrs2Y
police don’t do their job, and if anything would result in more police brutality
@8RHH6H84yrs4Y
I have very limited knowledge on this topic and cannot give an accurate opinion.
@8VG554V4yrs4Y
yes. but with a very cautious action.
@8VF5JWR4yrs4Y
@8V35KBX4yrs4Y
@8TZ74J64yrs4Y
Police should not have too much power over people
@8TZ48GP4yrs4Y
Police are often times the reason issues are still happening so we should probably find some more efficient police officers before we expand their authority.
@8TWLNGY4yrs4Y
Yes but amend it to address issues of scope, oversight, and accountability
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