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Kent Roach & Craig Forcese: How Ottawa's new terrorism act could chill free speech
The Globe and Mail 05/02/2015 - The government wants to jail people who, by speaking, writing, recording, gesturing, or through other visible representations, knowingly advocate or promote the commission of terrorism offences in general, while aware of the possibility that the offences may be committed. We have completed and posted a 10,000 word legal analysis of this provision, and its  constitutionality. We have concerns. We do not accept as credible the claims that its scope is clear. We do not believe that it is confined to the objectives cited by the government's official backgrounder (penalizing someone who "instructs others to 'carry out attacks on Canada'"). Indeed, we think that this sort of statement is already criminal in most situations. We regard the proposed provision as potentially sweeping. We have serious doubts as to its constitutionality. Meanwhile, we have precisely no doubts that it is capable of chilling constitutionally protected speech.
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Politique et terrorisme
Politics and terrorism
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The Intercept 04/02/2015 - The U.S., U.K. and Canadian governments characterize hackers as a criminal menace, warn of the threats they allegedly pose to critical infrastructure, and aggressively prosecute them, but they are also secretly exploiting their information and expertise, according to top secret documents. In some cases, the surveillance agencies are obtaining the content of emails by monitoring hackers as they breach email accounts, often without notifying the hacking victims of these  breaches. "Hackers are stealing the emails of some of our targets... by collecting the hackers' 'take,' we... get access to the emails themselves," reads one top secret 2010 National Security Agency document. These and other revelations about the intelligence agencies' reliance on hackers are contained in documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The documents-which come from the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters agency and NSA-shed new light on the various means used by intelligence agencies to exploit hackers' successes and learn from their skills, while also raising questions about whether governments have overstated the threat posed by some hackers. Read more - Lire plusA year after reform push, NSA still collects bulk domestic data, still lacks way to assess valueProposed changes to US data collection fall short of NSA reformers' goalsEFF wins battle over secret legal opinions on government spyingWhat ever happened to NSA officials who looked up lovers' records?
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Action
Reject fear. Stop Harper's "secret police" bill C-51!
LeadNow.ca - We call on MPs to reject Stephen Harper's fear campaign and stop the bill, unless it's amended to: -- Include strong safeguards for Canadians, including a dedicated, high-level Parliamentary committee to oversee our spy agencies.  -- Strip out the outrageous attacks on civil liberties, including the sweeping expansion of spy powers, criminalization of speech, and preventative arrest for those who have committed no crime. -- Clarify that the vague parts of the bill, to be certain it will only be used to target people who pose a violent threat to the lives and physical security of people 
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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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Action
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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les arrestations préventives et
force. Intelligence-gathering was deliberately separated from police work 30 years ago, after the RCMP's repeated breaches of the law and civil rights. A wise decision was made to keep police out of the spy business, and spies out of policing. CSIS was the outcome, but successive governments, including Mr. Harper's, have not demonstrated enough seriousness about overseeing the agency's activities and protecting Canadians' privacy.And now CSIS agents are being offered police-like powers. This unwelcome idea is being pushed by the fearmongering of a campaigning Prime Minister. Yes, Islamic State is a menace. But the danger terrorism poses is not only one of violence; its mere threat can distort the way we live and think. On that score, terrorism will have been all too effective in Canada if this bill is adopted as is.
against those it deemed dangerous radicals.
legislation is best crafted with the support and consensus of opposition parties. True national security concerns are that important." [...] "It seems that the Prime Minister is trying to exploit some very unfortunate incidents in the fall of 2013 where two mentally disturbed men carried out horrific acts, but I think investment in improved mental health will probably get us a lot further than giving sweeping powers to CSIS and other branches of government." Under the new law, government and departments-such as the Canada Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration, the Department of Finance, Foreign Affairs and even the department of Health-would be able to share information with CSIS or the RCMP and Canada Border Services that would otherwise be protected by Canada's privacy laws. The bill defines "activity that undermines the security of Canada" as "any activity" that "undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada or the lives or the security of the people of Canada," including nine specific activities listed at the beginning of the omnibus legislation. The list includes "interference with the capability of the government of Canada in relation to intelligence, defence, border operations, public safety, the administration of justice, diplomatic or consular relations, or the economic or financial stability of Canada." 
Selon la loi égyptienne, les nationaux ou binationaux doivent être jugés en Égypte et y purger leurs peines d'emprisonnement éventuelles. Mais si M. Fahmy obtient satisfaction et devient uniquement canadien, il pourra se voir appliquer une loi promulguée en novembre, autorisant sur décret présidentiel l'expulsion des étrangers condamnés à la prison ou en instance de jugement. C'est en vertu de ce texte que M. Greste a été expulsé.
