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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@9C2536N2yrs2Y
It's not an issue in Canada I think so they can put money into it but not that much
@95CVK3R3yrs3Y
It depends. I think its okay if they have proof that this certain person might be involved in terrorism and not just dependent on their first and last name.
@95CQ82J3yrs3Y
Police need to be retrained before you can add any more to a system, especially involving people of other culture
@8ZBS5B83yrs3Y
They should just do what they need to do to keep things under control.
100% would be used as an excuse to spy on citizens.
@8RJB7QRConservative4yrs4Y
yes, and no they are going to use it as an grounds for "excuses"
@8R79FJX4yrs4Y
i mean sure i guess i dont really care
yes but with limitations
@8NQW2H64yrs4Y
No, because I believe that it will end up leading to more racism and police brutality.
@997XT4M2yrs2Y
i don't understand question
@8VTSWKW4yrs4Y
don’t know what this is i’ll research it
@9JK2D7G1yr1Y
While national security is an important goal to pursue I would have preferred if the bill took a more strict approach to minimal impairment and took more steps to ensure Canadians' charter rights are secure despite the renewed measures.
@2CYYPWK4yrs4Y
As a Canadian citizen, I have the right to protest in a peaceful way against whatever I like. I should not be arrested, or be spied on or tracked just because I have protested for/against something. Bill C-51 should only be for people that have given a reasonable amount of evidence that they are endangering others or will commit acts of terrorism.
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