Tag: terror bill

Conservatives are now calling criticisms of Bill C-51 “conspiracy theories”

Published March 24, 2015

Pop quiz! Your government’s controversial anti-terror bill is plummeting in public opinion polls. A lot of people are concerned the bill is too vague and too broad, and that it will erode civil liberties and result in unintended consequences. Do you: (a) Acknowledge their concerns and work speedily to improve the bill?(b) Claim there’s a “widespread misinformation” campaign of […]

VIDEO: Airlines criticize Bill C-51 for allowing minister to tell them to do “anything” he wants

Published March 13, 2015

Anything? The Canadian airline industry is raising concerns about a provision in the Conservatives’ C-51 anti-terror bill that will empower the public safety minister to direct them to do “anything” he wants. Marc-André O’Rourke of the National Airlines Council of Canada (a group representing Canada’s four largest airlines) told a security committee examining Bill C-51 […]

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