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Citizenship, migrant and refugee rights
Citoyenneté, immigration et droits des réfugiés
Globe editorial: Treat all Canadian citizens equally under the law
The Globe and Mail 11/06/2014 - Rocco Galati, a Toronto lawyer, is right to be calling upon the federal government to present a reference question to Supreme Court, on the proposed revocation-of-citizenship amendments to the Citizenship Act. If the Harper government won't refer the matter to the court, Mr. Galati says there should be a Charter challenge - and he's right.It is one thing to revoke a Canadian citizenship that was obtained by fraud or false pretenses; that is a long-standing part of our law, and should be. The  Harper government, however, is proposing to strip citizenship from people found guilty of some serious crimes, in cases where the offender is a naturalized citizen - an immigrant to Canada - or even someone born in Canada, but who for whatever reason also holds the citizenship of another country. The classes of crime in question are serious: treason, terrorism and specific military crimes such as spying for the enemy in time of war. But however serious the offence, when someone is born here, or has been accepted into this country legally and fairly, he or she is Canadian, for good or ill. The Charter of Rights is very clear: "Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada." The principle is so fundamental that the Charter's notwithstanding clause cannot be used to override this section. Read more - Lire plusRéforme de la citoyenneté: Contestation judiciaire en vueMarc Nadon challenger Rocco Galati to test citizenship bill in courtWidening grounds to strip Canadian citizenships is 'nonsensical': NDP |
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Blown chances, bogus claims & blatant hypocrisy: Why yesterday was a disastrous day for Canadian privacy
Michael Geist's blog 11/06/2014 - Bills C-13 and S-4, the two major privacy bills currently working their way through the legislative process, both reached clause-by-clause review yesterday, typically the best chance for amendment. With Daniel Therrien, the new privacy commissioner, appearing before the C-13 committee and the sense that the government was prepared to compromise on the controversial warrantless disclosure provisions in S-4, there was the potential for real change. Instead, the day was perhaps the most disastrous in recent memory for Canadian privacy, with blown chances for reform, embarrassingly bogus claims from the government in defending its bills, and blatant hypocrisy from government MPs who sought to discredit the same  privacy commissioner they were praising only a few days ago. The blown chance for reform arose at the Senate committee conducting its review of Bill S-4. The review of the bill was very short - I appeared before the committee last week, but very little time was devoted to a bill that was years in the making. Liberal Senator George Furey proposed an amendment to remove the most controversial provision in the bill that would massively expand the scope of voluntary, warrantless disclosures by allowing companies to reveal customer information to other companies. There appeared to be sufficient support for the amendment since one Conservative Senator supported it. However, when the chair of the committee, Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson, abstained, the committee was left deadlocked at 4 in support and 4 against. Dawson tried to change his vote, but it was ruled out of order. The government was likely ready to lose on the issue, but the amendment was defeated and with it, the best chance to remove the provision.
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New privacy watchdog says cyberbullying bill needs fixes
The Globe and Mail 10/06/2014 - Canada's new privacy watchdog is calling for changes to the Conservative government's cyberbullying bill, saying it gives police, border guards and other public officials overly broad power to access Canadians' private information. Daniel Therrien made the comments Tuesday, five days after being approved as commissioner, to a committee considering Bill C-13. Mr. Therrien said he had four objections to the bill, including to its provision granting immunity to companies that give private information to police or other government officials voluntarily without a warrant. Aside from  warrantless disclosure, Mr. Therrien had three other concerns. He said too little evidence was required for police to get certain surveillance warrants created by the bill - for some, police need only provide reasonable evidence to "suspect" wrongdoing, not the higher threshold of reasonable grounds to "believe." Secondly, he said the range of "public officers" given new powers includes police, wardens, airline pilots, mayors, customs officers and fisheries officers. Some of those agencies have "no dedicated review and no requirement to provide public reporting" of their actions, he said in a written submission to the committee. He recommended government be more specific in who can use the powers. Finally, he called for broader oversight of the use of the bill's new powers, such as a review five years after it passes.
Read more - Lire plusTekSavvy, Rogers break silence over government requests for dataGlobe editorial: Which agency is listening on your phone line?
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Mass surveillance around the world
Surveillance globale dans le monde
Vodafone explique comment 29 pays surveillent les utilisateurs de son réseau téléphonique
Le Monde 06/06/2014 - L'opérateur britannique Vodafone célèbre à sa manière le premier anniversaire des révélations sur la surveillance par Edward Snowden. Un article du Guardian paru dans la nuit du jeudi au vendredi 6 juin, annonce la publication par Vodafone de son premier rapport de transparence globale, intitulé « Law Enforcement Disclosure Report ». Le texte détaille comment les autorités des vingt-neuf pays dans lesquels Vodafone opère utilisent son réseau téléphonique pour obtenir des données sur ses  utilisateurs. Selon le Guardian, il s'agit du rapport le plus détaillé sur le sujet fourni jusqu'à présent par un opérateur téléphonique : si des entreprises comme Verizon et At&T ont dû, aux Etats-Unis, fournir des données pour la surveillance de leurs clients américains, il s'agit de la première fois qu'un opérateur publie ce type de renseignements de manière globale. En tout, selon les chiffres de l'entreprise pour l'année 2013, ce sont 404 millions de personnes qui disposent d'un abonnement à Vodafone en Europe et dans le monde. En janvier 2014, Vodafone avait prévenu qu'il voulait publier un tel rapport, dans la lignée d'entreprises comme Google et Facebook qui avaient été mises en cause dans les scandales de surveillance par la NSA Lire plusVodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillanceGlobal security analysis reveals widespread government apathy following Snowden disclosures65 things we know about NSA surveillance that we didn't know a year agoSnowden, un an après : ce qui a changéToo big to comply? NSA says it's too large, complex to comply with court orderInternet giants erect barriers to spy agenciesEdward Snowden: How the national security state kills a free societyAl Gore: NSA's law-breaking worse than Snowden's'We are resetting the net to shut off mass surveillance'
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Afghanistan
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Anti-terror legislation
Législation antiterroriste
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Criminalization of dissent
Criminalisation de la dissidence
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Drones
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Egypt
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Guantanamo
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Guerre au terrorisme
War on terror
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Liberté de la presse
Press freedom
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Primauté du droit
Rule of law
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State secrecy
Secret d'état
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Technology, surveillance & privacy
Technologie, surveillance et vie privée
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Les opinions exprimées ne reflètent pas nécessairement les positions de la CSILC - The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
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Évènement
Book Launch & Community Discussion: Academic Freedom in Conflict
June 25, 2014 5:00 p.m Octopus Books 251 Bank Street 2nd floor Ottawa, Ontario  Please join James Turk, the Editor of the book and the Executive Director of the CAUT, and Erika Shaker the Director of the Education Project with the CCPA for a discussion on the attempts to restrict academic freedom, and how it affects the education of all Canadians. |
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Action
Tell Harper: Defend Online Privacy
OpenMedia.ca - Il vient d'être révélé que le gouvernement espionne l'information privée d'un Canadien à chaque 27 secondes. Ça veut dire que les informations sensibles de 1 Canadien sur 34 ont été épiées par le gouvernement. Il est  probable que vous, votre famille, ou vos voisins sont des victimes. Lorsque questionné au Parlement, le Premier ministre Harper a refusé d'agir pour défendre notre vie privée en ligne.4 SVP, dites à Harper de prendre la défense des Canadiens maintenant. |
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Action
Petition to the Canadian Government: Stop Bill C-24! Don't turn millions of us into second class citizens
 BCCLA & CARL - Canada is all about diversity. Many Canadians were born in other countries or are citizens of other countries because of their family history - and all of us are 100% Canadian. But this new law - Bill C-24 - will shatter a core principle of Canadian citizenship - that all Canadians have equal rights. This new law will make a second-class citizen out of every Canadian who's born elsewhere or who is a dual citizen. |
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Action
Signez la déclaration Protéger notre vie privée maintenant
Le gouvernement est sur le point d'adopter le projet de loi C-13 qui assure une immunité aux entreprises de télécommunications lorsque celles-ci donnent nos informations privées aux autorités, même quand ces dernières n'ont pas de mandat.
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Action
Donate to the
We Are Jose campaign!
Jose and Ivania Figueroa came to Canada as refugees from El Salvador in 1997, and have since raised a family here. Jose has had to fight an unjust deportation order for the past four years, and was forced to seek sanctuary in a local church so as not to be separated from his family. Let's raise enough money to cover their legal costs and give them hope that they will not be torn apart!
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Action
Egypt must release journalists and protect freedom of expression
Send a message to Minister of Justice Nayer Abdel-Moneim Othman calling on the Egyptian authorities to release Mohamed Fahmy and his Al Jazeera colleagues immediately and unconditionally.
Sign and share the petition now! |
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Action
Egypte - Arrêtez cette exécution de masse - Stop the mass execution
En Égypte, une parodie de justice vient de condamner à mort 528 personnes. C'est certainement la plus grande décision d'exécution de masse de notre siècle, et un seul homme peut arrêter ce massacre.
Sign and share the petition now!
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Évènement
Proud to protect refugees: Du 16 au 22 juin 2014 joignez-vous à la Marche!
Comment peut-on changer les regards posés sur les réfugiés et les autres personnes en quête de protection au Canada près de chez nous? Organisez une marche ou joignez-vous à une marche près de chez vous! |
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What is the News Digest? Qu'est-ce que la Revue de l'actualité?
The News Digest is ICLMG's weekly publication of news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, and civil liberties. The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-eight Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. +++
La revue de l'actualité est notre publication hebdomadaire de nouvelles, d'évènements, d'appels à l'action, et beaucoup plus, entourant la sécurité nationale, la lutte au terrorisme, et les libertés civiles. La CSILC est une coalition nationale de 38 organisations de la société civile canadienne qui a été créée suite aux attentats terroristes de septembre 2001 aux États-Unis.
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