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| Bouquets to Rob Nicholson | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 12 2013, 01:21 PM (116 Views) | |
| Darcie | Feb 12 2013, 01:21 PM Post #1 |
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Government killing online surveillance bill Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the controversial Bill C-30, known as the online surveillance or warrantless wiretapping bill, won't go ahead due to opposition from the public. The bill, which was known as the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, was designed to help police combat child pornography. But civil liberties and privacy groups — even the federal privacy commissioner — said the bill violated the rights of Canadians. Opponents lobbied strenuously against C-30, saying it was an overly broad, "Big Brother" piece of legislation that would strip all Canadians of the right to privacy. The bill would have required internet service providers to maintain systems to allow police to intercept and track online communications without a warrant. Canadians rallied against the bill after Public Safety Minister Vic Toews famously told an opposition MP that he could "either stand with us or with the child pornographers." Those explosive comments outraged many Canadians and helped to galvanize the opposition to C-30. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/02/11/pol-rob-nicholson-criminal-code-changes.html Finally someone heard the yelling of the taxpayers. |
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| Dana | Feb 12 2013, 11:50 PM Post #2 |
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WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire
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Does it mean that the current gov't in Ottawa now also stands with the child pornographers it accused objectors to the bill of doing? It was a stupid thing to say and obviously didn't work. |
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