Author: Eva Prkachin

Time to dust off the ol’ letter writing skills. The government is trying to pass a reckless, dangerous, and ineffective secret police Bill that will drastically undermine your privacy rights. read more

Concerns over secret police Bill C-51 are uniting political opponents. Article by Tasha Kheiridden for iPolitics Bill C-51 was supposed to unite conservatives in the latest round of the War on Terror™. Instead, it’s dividing them — both on and off Parliament Hill. read more

“I just want to say… I found that the comments mentioned a second ago from MP James kind of insinuate that Canadians are not informed and are stupid. I find that really distasteful for a public office holder.” Article by Jeremy J Nuttall Appearing before the House of Commons public

The team at Mozilla have joined the growing chorus of voices united against secret police Bill C-51. Have you spoken up yet? https://StopC51.ca Article by PressProgress Bill C-51 will “undermine user trust, threaten the openness of the web, and reduce the security of the Internet and its users,” according to Mozilla, the

Guess who the government is bullying now for standing up against secret police Bill C-51?  Article by Justin Ling for Vice Canada’s foremost pro-gun lobby group backed down from criticizing the Harper government’s anti-terrorism legislation out of concerns that the Conservatives would screw them over on changes to new gun

On Monday, our own Steve Anderson went to Ottawa to deliver thousands of Canadians’ voices to a hearing on secret police Bill C-51. Watch the presentation and speak out at https://StopC51.ca read more

Even some government MPs are speaking out about the lack of oversight on Canada’s spy agencies in secret police Bill C-51. How about you – have you added your voice yet? https://StopC51.ca Video by PressProgress read more

We’ve got a problem. Article by Christopher Parsons for The National Post Canada has a spy problem. Over the past year and a half, Canadians have learned a great deal about the activities of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). CSE is responsible for spying on communications abroad, protecting some government

Troubled by secret police Bill C-51? Here’s a simple action you can take to be heard by decision-makers – write a letter to the editor today: https://openmedia.org/secretpolice Stephen Harper’s Secret Police Bill C-51 is reckless, dangerous, and ineffective.  Harper is trying to ram it through Parliament right now.  Let’s each

We can’t let ourselves become desensitized to expanding government spying: spread the word now by sharing our action to stop secret police Bill C-51: http://goo.gl/xZ5ynG Article by Matthew Ingram for The Globe and Mail As The Globe and Mail has reported today – based on classified documents obtained from a confidential source

Our friends @BCCLA went to Ottawa to speak against secret police Bill C-51. Find out what happened and add your voice at https://StopC51.ca Article by Carmen Cheung for the BCCLA In this post, the National Security Blog breaks the fourth wall to share with our readers some observations after a morning on

Secret police Bill C-51 will introduce unprecedented levels of surveillance on ordinary, innocent Canadians. Got a problem with that? Speak out at https://StopC51.ca Article by Michael Geist for The Hill Times As witnesses line up to warn about the dangers associated with Bill C-51, Canada’s anti-terrorism bill, it is increasingly

Fighting government spying is about more than just privacy – it’s about human dignity. Article by Josh Paterson for Ricochet Rallies in opposition to the Conservatives’ Bill C-51 were held across Canada on Mar. 14. The bill would allow massive information sharing about individuals among government agencies, criminalize speech seen

A taste of things to come if secret police Bill C-51 passes? Article by Jim Bronskill for The CBC Canada’s spy agency helped senior federal officials figure out how to deal with protests expected last summer in response to resource and energy development issues — including a pivotal decision on