Did Conservatives violate their own terror bill by sharing “terrorist propaganda” on Facebook?

Published March 4, 2015

Would Conservative Party of Canada staffers be looking at jail time if Stephen Harper’s terror bill were in place today? Harper’s controversial Bill C-51 includes provisions aimed at “terrorist propaganda” and promoting “terrorist offences in general” that are supposed to target violent ideologues, but have been criticized as being so vague and so broad that […]

Why Stephen Harper’s terror bill may not be as popular as he thinks

Published February 23, 2015

Is Stephen Harper’s terror bill really popular with Canadians? If you saw a Globe and Mail headline from last week, you may have been left with the impression that Bill C-51 is a “political juggernaut.” Peter MacKay saw it — Canada’s justice minister has been flaunting the poll as evidence that the public overwhelmingly “supports these new measures.” Even though the vaguely-worded […]

VIDEO: Conservatives think terror law checks & balances are just “needless red tape”

Published February 2, 2015

Sure, critics say Canadians may be watching their country turn into a surveillance state. But here’s one thing they don’t need to worry about: the Harper government promises it won’t create “duplication” and “needless red tape” — specifically democratic checks and balances on Canada’s spy agency. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney sought to put concerns about […]

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Did Conservatives violate their own terror bill by sharing “terrorist propaganda” on Facebook?

Why Stephen Harper’s terror bill may not be as popular as he thinks

VIDEO: Conservatives think terror law checks & balances are just “needless red tape”