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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policy10yrs ago

Do you support Bill C-51, which expands local police and intelligence agencies’ authority to prevent terrorism?

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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 @9W57V45from British Columbia  answered…6mos6MO

Possibly but it’d need to be more specific and have more requirements and stuff so there’s no abuse of power or whatever.

 @96DLHQWCommunistfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Abolish the police

 @965CQK2from Quebec  answered…3yrs3Y

I do not have enough knowledge on the matter to decide either way

 @93RV3N4Liberalfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

I don't understand what that is

 @926XCDDfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

if they don't over do it and make it racist then yes

 @8YB8J6Nfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but only if there are conditions to prevent its abuse and guarantees that it doesn't violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 @8Y498MRfrom Quebec  answered…3yrs3Y

i don’t really know

 @8T2KWD5from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, it's too vague and is a pointer to a police state

 @8R5P8QFfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

they could turn their backs out of the blue and cause a betrayal to the country.

 @8R5BZB5from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but the bill does need some revision to make it more granular. Currently it is too vague on issues of scope.

 @8DY7Z7Pfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but I believe the funding was a little more than needed in this situation.

 @8CWLTKWfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes but they should only act when they are completely sure

 @8CTYZB2from Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

I dont really understand

 @9CMDTGLfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

There should be limits if implemented and it should be carefully watched

 @9B6L7DJfrom Saskatchewan  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but very strictly monitoring

 @99C8W2Wfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

i’m not educated enough on this

 @9957NKQfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Not enough knowledge to make a stance

 @993TYN3Conservativefrom New Brunswick  answered…2yrs2Y

Not familiar with the bill

 @992GMSSfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

police don’t do their job, and if anything would result in more police brutality

 @8RHH6H8from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

I have very limited knowledge on this topic and cannot give an accurate opinion.

 @8TZ74J6from British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Police should not have too much power over people

 @8TWLNGYfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but amend it to address issues of scope, oversight, and accountability

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

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