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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Yes, but with limits so people are not discriminated against.
I'm worried racism may play a part in this, like they might target Muslims, islams, or Arabs.
@926XCDD3yrs3Y
if they don't over do it and make it racist then yes
@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
@8TJLN5Z4yrs4Y
Neutral; not enough known about the bill.
@8TJ4NQW4yrs4Y
In between. It's good to be educated but now that they are, there might prejudice which should not be aloud.
@8T4W3894yrs4Y
No, the bill is too vauge and may be abused through racial profiling
@8R5BZB54yrs4Y
Yes, but the bill does need some revision to make it more granular. Currently it is too vague on issues of scope.
@8DY7Z7P5yrs5Y
Yes, but I believe the funding was a little more than needed in this situation.
Yes, as long as we don't become a police state and people can roam freely without encountering police every corner of their neighbourhood.
@9957NKQ2yrs2Y
Not enough knowledge to make a stance
@992GMSS2yrs2Y
police don’t do their job, and if anything would result in more police brutality
@8VLDVQC4yrs4Y
Unfortunately unaware of what this bill entails.
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