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CBC News 29/01/2015 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said last weekend that new anti-terror legislation to be introduced on Friday will, among other things, "criminalize the promotion of terrorism." [...] The new bill, however, is largely a knee-jerk response to October's attacks and Canada already has the necessary laws on the books to pursue and prosecute people promoting hatred or inciting violence, says Kent Roach, a professor at the University of Toronto who specializes in  constitutional and terrorism law. [...] Pushing the limits on what kinds of speech are considered criminal may put a "chill" on the dialogue around terrorism, they wrote, particularly in communities where discussing the issues around radicalization and extremism is most critical. [...] When people don't feel free to talk about the political, religious and ideological elements of extremism, Canadian society won't be able to address the underlying forces that drive people toward radicalization and, in some cases, to acts of violence, says University of Waterloo sociology and legal studies professor Lorne Dawson.
Un garçon de 8 ans entendu par la police pour ses propos sur le terrorismePolice question eight-year-old who said he supports Paris terroristsDieudonné, au carrefour de l'humour et de la haine
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Le Devoir 29/01/2015 - Le premier ministre diffuse sur Internet depuis un an des résumés vidéo hebdomadaires de ses activités, intitulés 24 SEPT. Rencontres bilatérales, négociations de libre-échange, dépôts de projets de loi. La capsule de cette semaine n'a toutefois rien d'un compte-rendu habituel. L'extrait mis en ligne mercredi rassemble plutôt des allocutions des derniers mois de Stephen Harper, illustrées par des photographies de navires, d'avions de chasse, d'hélicoptères, des scènes du premier ministre avec des soldats ou du sergent d'armes Kevin Vickers après la fusillade au parlement. Accompagné d'une musique  wagnérienne digne d'un film de guerre hollywoodien, l'enregistrement reprend des extraits du premier ministre aux Communes annonçant la mission canadienne en Irak. Son discours à la nation, le soir de l'attentat au parlement, y est également repris. De même que ses commentaires après la fusillade à Charlie Hebdo. « Nous ne serons pas intimidés. Le Canada ne sera jamais intimidé », conclut le premier ministre, au terme de la vidéo de trois minutes ponctuée aussi d'images de drapeaux canadiens, des vigiles pour les soldats tués à Ottawa et à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, et de troupes en guerre au Moyen-Orient. « C'est terrible que Stephen Harper soit en train d'utiliser l'argent des contribuables pour faire de la propagande pour sa gang. C'est une honte », a scandé Thomas Mulcair. Une stratégie électoraliste, selon lui, qui permet du même coup au premier ministre d'éviter d'expliquer pourquoi il a affirmé que les troupes canadiennes n'iraient pas en zone de combat et qu'elles n'identifieraient pas de cibles pour les bombardements de la coalition alors que la Défense a révélé le contraire récemment Lire plus - Read more
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Le Devoir 29/01/2015 - L'épouse de Raïf Badawi et des représentants d'Amnistie internationale convergent vers Ottawa, jeudi, afin de presser le premier ministre Stephen Harper d'intervenir directement auprès des autorités saoudiennes pour que cesse la flagellation du blogueur. Ils convient la population à un grand rassemblement sur la colline du Parlement, qui sera suivi d'une manifestation  devant l'ambassade de l'Arabie saoudite à Ottawa. Raïf Badawi doit recevoir 1000 coups de fouet, au rythme de 50 par semaine, durant 20 semaines consécutives, notamment pour avoir fait la promotion de réformes et demandé aux musulmans de faire preuve de davantage de tolérance par rapport aux non-musulmans. Il a également été condamné à 10 ans de prison et à 300 000 $ d'amende Read more - Lire plusHow to leak to The Intercept
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CBC News 27/01/2015 - Canada's electronic spy agency sifts through millions of videos and documents downloaded online every day by people around the world, as part of a sweeping bid to find extremist plots and suspects, CBC News has learned. Details of the Communications Security Establishment project dubbed "Levitation" are revealed in a document obtained by U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and recently  released to CBC News. Under Levitation, analysts with the electronic eavesdropping service can access information on about 10 to 15 million uploads and downloads of files from free websites each day, the document says. "Every single thing that you do - in this case uploading/downloading files to these sites - that act is being archived, collected and analyzed," says Ron Deibert, director of the University of Toronto-based internet security think-tank Citizen Lab, who reviewed the document. Read more - Lire plusReuters 27/01/2015 - A program used by U.S. and British spies to record computer keystrokes was part of sophisticated hacking operations in more than a dozen countries, security experts said on Tuesday, after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reportedly leaked the source code for the program. On Tuesday, researchers at security software firm Kaspersky Lab said that much of that code, published this month by German magazine Spiegel, matched what they previously found in machines infected by Regin, a major suite of spying tools  exposed in November. Lead Kaspersky researcher Costin Raiu said that the keylogging program, called Qwerty, would work only with Regin, and that it appeared several Western countries' spies had been using Regin over the course of a decade. [...] Overall, the malicious software has been discovered at more than two dozen sites in 14 countries, including Russia, India, Germany and Brazil. Targets included government agencies, financial institutions and multilateral bodies. [...] The new findings suggest that Regin was a platform for spying operations that was shared among the so-called Five Eyes-the United States, United Kingdom, Canada Australia, and New Zealand. Read more - Lire plusLe Conseil de l'Europe livre un rapport très critique sur les pratiques de la NSACouncil of Europe: Mass surveillance is counter-productive and 'endangers human rights'Secret 'BADASS' intelligence program spied on smartphonesNouvelles révélations sur les pratiques de la NSANew NSA leaks: even most basic Internet architecture is compromisedNSA began warrantless surveillance without congressional approvalThe Whole Haystack: The NSA claims it needs access to all our phone records. But is that the best way to catch a terrorist?The latest rules on how long NSA can keep Americans' encrypted data look too familiarEven when sharing top billing with Edward Snowden, the NSA is unrepentantOur not-so-secret game plan for ending global mass surveillance
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Stop spying on us!
OpenMedia - Breaking: leaked documents reveal that the Canadian spy agency CSE is conducting widespread, warrantless surveillance targeting use of our favourite downloading websites.  Tell Prime Minister Harper: I will not give up my right to privacy. These rights are more important than ever. End warrantless surveillance and rein in CSE now. 
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From Omar Khadr and Guantanamo to the Rule of Law in an Age of Terror
FREE Omar Khadr NOW presents a lecture by Dennis Edney, lawyer for Omar Khadr for more than 10 years. When: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Azrieli Theatre 101, Carleton University (Seating is limited)  Edney will discuss Omar Khadr, Guantanamo and the unconstitutional setting in which Omar was 'convicted' as a 'war criminal'. Human rights experts decried the process as deeply flawed. According to Edney, the case raises serious concerns about the rule of law, citizenship and human rights embedded in the Geneva conventions and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. More details
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Signez la pétition pour libérer le blogueur saoudien Raif Badawi
 Amnistie internationale - Raif Badawi, prisonnier d'opinion en Arabie saoudite, risque la mort pour avoir offert un débat sur la liberté religieuse. Exigeons des autorités saoudiennes que les coups de fouet cessent immédiatement, que Raif soit libéré sans condition, et qu'il soit réuni avec sa famille réfugiée au Canada. Exigeons de cet État qu'il respecte ses obligations en matière de droits humains et qu'il abolisse la flagellation. English petition
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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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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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unclear how any new legislation will work in tandem with existing laws. Some critics worry about the definition of "terror" and "terrorist" and whether the legislation could be used to target groups opposed to government policies, such as an environmental group opposing a pipeline. [...] 2. Personal information overload? 3. What are the new tools for arrest, detention and surveillance? 4. Are new powers for law enforcement necessary? 5. What are the working models for our legislation? 
than on other days, starting at 11 a.m. ET rather than 2 p.m. ET. It could be difficult for MPs to choose where to be: question period is the only time opposition MPs have to question cabinet ministers about legislation, spending and other issues. Other than votes, it's also the only time most MPs can be expected in the House. But a briefing on newly tabled legislation can be vital to understanding the intention behind a bill's measures - and to spotting potential trouble spots. 
