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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@9J7VZ3Z1yr1Y
It would be a conditional yes for me but I would have to read the bill on how they define terrorism and if there are other things I object to that’s included in the bill like having a police state and the corruption that could ensue. So yes, but with conditions.
i support it because sometimes they do need accsess to that type of information but then again its like there invading your privacy which is wrong
This could lead to a lot of racially profiling and people who don't support it.
100% would be used as an excuse to spy on citizens.
i do not like bill c-51 and no i do not support bill c-51 :/
@8PYFGKY4yrs4Y
yes if truly used to help canada and stop terrorism and other such threats and not be abused.
i dont really know where i stand here
Yes what is this government dude
Yes, as long as we don't become a police state and people can roam freely without encountering police every corner of their neighbourhood.
dont really care about that stuff
@8VMPLDC4yrs4Y
Good idea on paper but in practice it treads on individual Canadian freedoms.
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