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Ottawa cancels internet surveillance bill
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
Laura Baziuk | Email news tips to laura.baziuk@corusent.com
2/11/2013

An advocate for civil liberties in BC welcomes the announcement that Ottawa is cancelling Bill C-30.


That's the bill that would have allowed police to intercept and track online communications, in a bid to catch child pornographers.

Micheal Vonn, policy director with the BC Civil Liberties Association, says she is thrilled how engaged Canadians were on some complex technological concerns.

"People got educated, understood the concerns, made their voices heard, and his is exactly the kind of response that you would hope for."

Vonn says the association will keep an eagle eye on the government, to see that it doesn't try to reintroduce the bill in some different form, to try to get it through a back door because it didn't get through the front.


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  1. ChrisM_18 posted on 02/11/2013 03:59 PM
    I'm dissapointed that Harper backed down - I see merit in identifying and nailing child porographers.
    1. commonsense posted on 02/11/2013 04:03 PM
      @ChrisM_18 I am too. Online crime will continue to increase and this was one way of reducing that market.
    2. c900290@rmqkr.netc posted on 02/11/2013 11:53 PM
      @ChrisM_18 This was the bill notorious for not actually being about child protection. From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C-30):

      "The bill would have granted authorities new powers to monitor and track the digital activities of Canadians in real-time, required service providers to log information about their customers and turn it over if requested, and made back door entrances mandatory allowing remote access of individuals' electronic information, each without needing a warrant. Documents obtained under the Access to Information Act show that the government desired to use the expanded powers in cases not involving criminality.

      The bill did not mention children, or internet predators, other than in its title; critics claimed the "feel-good name" was unrelated to the content of the bill, and chosen simply to "sell legislation to the public". Critics claimed that authorities would likely use the powers to harass peaceful protestors and activists."

      As a fellow citizen I hope in future that before supporting issues with catchy titles that threaten what remains of our democracy you'll actually inform yourself about them.
  2. KenL_6250 posted on 02/11/2013 05:40 PM
    That is over next step to have bill introduced to eliminate dual citizenships out side of North America, they are basically useless to Canada but a great way to evade taxes.
    1. SalV posted on 02/12/2013 12:18 PM
      @KenL_6250 Citation needed.
      I have dual citizenship and don't appreciate it being taken away by a stupid, bad thought out policy, typical of this Harper government...
    2. Ken280 posted on 02/12/2013 05:14 PM
      @KenL_6250 Canada is only first ! always!!!
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