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Defend our Freedom
A Day of Action to Stop the Secret Police Bill C-51
 This Saturday March 14, people will gather together in communities across Canada for an emergency day of action to stop the government's "secret police" law.
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Canadian security bill puts your rights at risk
Amnesty International Canada - Bill C-51, The Anti-Terrorism Act, forms the core of the most comprehensive reforms to the Canada 's national security laws since 2001. Widely expanded powers and new criminal offences raise serious human rights concerns.  Send a message to the Minister for Public Safety calling on him to withdraw Bill C-51 and ensure human rights. 
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Send a letter to the editor about "secret police" bill C-51!
OpenMedia - 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 take a moment to spread the word in our communities by publishing a letter in local newspapers through this easy-to-use tool.
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Reject fear. Stop Harper's "secret police" bill C-51!
LeadNow.ca - We call on Party leaders and 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 Video on Facebook
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Film
The Secret Trial 5 Canada-wide tour dates announced!
The ST5 team - We are once again facing a move to place perceived security before individual freedom and, as as our film documents, these tactics have very real human consequences. A recent poll suggested that 80% of Canadians agree with Bill  C-51 despite criticism from all over the political spectrum. We aim to change that one tour stop at a time. We believe wholeheartedly that when Canadians see the story of The Secret Trial 5, they will be moved by their sense of compassion, not fear. From March 12th to 26th, 2015 in most major Canadian cities! Tous les détails
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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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Canada's list), for more information on the no-fly list (e.g., the number of people on it now) have gone unanswered by the government. He asked we were "doubling down" on the no-fly list system when we should be reviewing it for its efficacy and impact on rights. Champ told committee U.S. courts found the U.S. no-fly list violated the equivalent of Section 7 of Canada's Charter (life, liberty and security of the person). Both the ICLMG and BCCLA also opposed expanding the definition of promoting terrorism in the criminal code, of lowering the threshold for preventative arrests, and of giving CSIS the powers to disrupt what they consider to be threats, based on a much broader definition of what threatens the security of Canada, and by violating Charter rights if a court warrants it.
down by the courts," he told the committee. "If Parliament wants to invoke the notwithstanding clause, it is free to do so under this Constitution, although no federal Parliament has had the courage or the need to do so since the charter was proclaimed in 1982," he added. "But why provoke an avoidable constitutional challenge?" he wondered. "Canadian judges are fiercely independent, and are not agents of the government who can be mandated to authorize measures at all costs to protect against terrorist threats." Describing the proposed section as drafted as a "constitutional mess," Atkey suggested that it be rewritten to make it clear that judges would not be asked to authorize actions that risked violating charter rights. Speaking with reporters before question period, Justice Minister Peter MacKay maintained the bill was constitutional. 
said. "There are embedded mechanisms in Bill C-51 and already within government, such as the privacy impact assessment, that will apply to the measures planned in this bill." But according to Therrien's office, while he was "informed" of the bill in advance, he was not consulted. "A few weeks before Bill C-51 was tabled, he met with public safety officials and was informed in very general terms about a plan to introduce legislation to enhance information-sharing for national security purposes," Lawton told CBC News on Thursday. Therrien did not see the contents of the bill before it was introduced in the House, she said - and though he "expressed certain views, [he] ultimately did not see those views reflected in the bill that was tabled."
Nor was he prepared to back down when New Democrat MP Randall Garrison objected that "there is no equivalence to anything we're talking about here today to the Holocaust," and challenged the minister's "overinflated rhetoric."
Mall logo and its co-ordinates in the background and tried to build support and ultimately raise funds from the threat. It should surprise no one that the federal Conservative party this week chose the second option. This is not to dismiss threats. Envelopes of white powder sent to the offices of Conservative cabinet ministers in Quebec are proof again there are threats in this country. But there is a difference between dealing with threats and using them for political gain. 
qu'il y avait une surveillance continue du SCRS, ce qui est faux.
been in the air force. I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong ethnic background. That is racial profiling at its worst. These Canadian officials ruined my life without a second thought, and that is really hard to bear." Benamar Benatta was represented by Ottawa law firm Champ & Associates. "No one should have to wait so long for justice but I am very happy for Benamar now that he can start re-building his life," said his lawyer Paul Champ. "His case is a cautionary tale of the grave consequences on a person's life when government officials share personal information without properly considering its reliability. There was a series of gross mistakes here, but it all started with officials thinking its o.k. to ignore human rights in order to protect national security. When we abandon our values and principles to fight terror, the terrorists have already won.
NSA, son directeur, Michael Rogers, l'Office national du renseignement (ODNI), son directeur James Clapper, ainsi que le ministère américain de la Justice et son actuel occupant, Eric Holder. La plainte argue que la NSA et d'autres agences de renseignement ont dépassé l'autorité que le Congrès leur a confié. Elle souligne que les droits constitutionnels des plaignants sont violés par l'espionnage des courriels et des communications téléphoniques, en particulier le premier amendement qui protège la liberté de parole et de la presse, et le 4e amendement qui interdit les fouilles ou saisies sans raison. Le document de 42 pages ajoute que ce système de surveillance de masse les empêche de faire leur travail de juristes, avocats et journalistes, en violant la confidentialité de leurs communications et en rendant les contacts difficiles avec les sources d'information.
the first iPhone was released. By targeting essential security keys used to encrypt data stored on Apple's devices, the researchers have sought to thwart the company's attempts to provide mobile security to hundreds of millions of Apple customers across the globe. Studying both "physical" and "non-invasive" techniques, U.S. government-sponsored research has been aimed at discovering ways to decrypt and ultimately penetrate Apple's encrypted firmware. This could enable spies to plant malicious code on Apple devices and seek out potential vulnerabilities in other parts of the iPhone and iPad currently masked by encryption. The CIA declined to comment for this story.
