REJECT FEAR. STOP STEPHEN HARPER’S “SECRET POLICE” BILL

Prime Minister Harper is trying to pass a new “secret police” law that would give reckless and unnecessary powers to spy agencies with little oversight or accountability. Let’s defend our democracy – tell party leaders and MPs to reject fear, stop this bill and start over with real oversight.

A couple of links from the article:

Globe and Mail editorial: Parliament must reject Harper’s secret policeman bill

From October: John Major, Retired Supreme Court Justice, Warns Over ‘Knee-Jerk’ Reaction To Ottawa Attack (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/29/ottawa-attack-security-legislation_n_6070832.html)

I looked up the status of Bill C-51 and Bill C-44:

Status of Bill C-51: Introduction and First Reading in the House of Commons (2015-01-30)

Current text of Bill C-51

An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Status of Bill C-44: Already passed the House of Commons on February 2, 2015. First Reading in the Senate (2015-02-03)

Current Text of Bill C-44 as passed by the House of Commons

An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts