A majority of Canadians think that the Conservatives' proposed online surveillance Bill C-30 is too intrusive and should be defeated, according to a poll by Angus-Reid. The poll, conducted February 23-24 and surveying 1,011 respondents on the polling firm's online panel, found 53 per cent of Canadians believe the bill is too intrusive, compared to only 27 per cent who believe the it is necessary to fight online criminal activity.
The Privacy International investigation revealed that surveillance companies commonly promote virtually unlimited monitoring capabilities to governments and police agencies. For example, Italian-based Innova offers "solutions for the interception of any kind of protocols and IP-based communication, such as web browsing, email and web-mails, social networks, peer-to-peer communication, chat and videochat."
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews certainly upped the rhetoric on this debate by connecting critics of the legislation to child pornographers , but Canadians are clearly against some of the basic tenets of the bill. The survey suggests Canadians believe cracking down on online crime is important - but they are not prepared to give up some of their freedoms to do it. In fact after the uproar and eventual withdrawal of the bill, Vic Toews, stated that he hadn't read it.
Section 33 tells us that, 'The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons as inspectors for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act.'..Section 34 spells out the sweeping powers of these "inspectors." And, if they sound Orwellian, welcome to the world of Section 34.
Harper is going to re-introduce the Bill under a new name, which will probably reflect some obscure purpose which they will trot out as the main purpose of the bill. Canadians will not be easily fooled by this tactic and hopefully rail against their elected members of parliament to bow to the electoral needs and requirements rather than just doing as Harper tells them. It is time for Canadians to stand up for themselves and to their elected officials to ensure our freedom and privacy is protected.
After a strong public backlash, the Tories had originally agreed to send Bill C-30 to a Parliamentary committee for review before Second Reading - a rare step that invited opposition input before the government itself had even signalled its support for the Bill. The government had even pre-emptively declared itself willing to consider what the opposition had to say - and the Tories weren't particularly good at that even when, as a minority, they needed opposition support much more than they do now. But they might be giving it even more review - Saturday's Globe and Mail reports that the Tories are taking their foot off the gas pedal. While sources in the government told the Globe that the Conservatives still plan to push ahead with C-30, the timing of their next move is unclear.
The Privacy International investigation revealed that surveillance companies commonly promote virtually unlimited monitoring capabilities to governments and police agencies. For example, Italian-based Innova offers "solutions for the interception of any kind of protocols and IP-based communication, such as web browsing, email and web-mails, social networks, peer-to-peer communication, chat and videochat."
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews certainly upped the rhetoric on this debate by connecting critics of the legislation to child pornographers , but Canadians are clearly against some of the basic tenets of the bill. The survey suggests Canadians believe cracking down on online crime is important - but they are not prepared to give up some of their freedoms to do it. In fact after the uproar and eventual withdrawal of the bill, Vic Toews, stated that he hadn't read it.
Section 33 tells us that, 'The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons as inspectors for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act.'..Section 34 spells out the sweeping powers of these "inspectors." And, if they sound Orwellian, welcome to the world of Section 34.
Harper is going to re-introduce the Bill under a new name, which will probably reflect some obscure purpose which they will trot out as the main purpose of the bill. Canadians will not be easily fooled by this tactic and hopefully rail against their elected members of parliament to bow to the electoral needs and requirements rather than just doing as Harper tells them. It is time for Canadians to stand up for themselves and to their elected officials to ensure our freedom and privacy is protected.
After a strong public backlash, the Tories had originally agreed to send Bill C-30 to a Parliamentary committee for review before Second Reading - a rare step that invited opposition input before the government itself had even signalled its support for the Bill. The government had even pre-emptively declared itself willing to consider what the opposition had to say - and the Tories weren't particularly good at that even when, as a minority, they needed opposition support much more than they do now. But they might be giving it even more review - Saturday's Globe and Mail reports that the Tories are taking their foot off the gas pedal. While sources in the government told the Globe that the Conservatives still plan to push ahead with C-30, the timing of their next move is unclear.
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