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iPolitics 26/11/2015 - There's another big reason why the RCMP should never be given warrantless access to online subscriber information: They can't be trusted to do what they say they'll do with the information they collect. [...] Commissioner Paulson says that the RCMP has been "very respectful" of citizens' rights under the Charter of Rights and  Freedoms. Maher Arar might have a word or two to say on that subject. [...] Commissioner Paulson also said that the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in 2014 prohibiting warrantless access to online subscriber information has "put a chill on our ability to initiate investigations." So put your coat on, sir, get those warrants and get on it with it. It's called due process. And it beats all hell out of the surveillance state. Read more - Lire plusGoodale making no quick calls about online police powersNew RCMP strategy emphasizes international intelligence-sharing |
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Migration and refugee rights
Immigration et droits des réfugié.es
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Press freedom
Liberté de la presse
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Action
Tell Trudeau to Support Refugees!
RefugeesWelcome.ca - After the recent tragic events in Paris a number of calls are being made to ban refugees from coming to Canada. Three petitions have gathered almost 100,000 signatures. Humanity is indivisible. We refuse to exploit  these tragedies to fuel fear, hatred and more war. Now is the time to open our hearts, extend our hands and homes in welcome, and to work for peace. Tell Justin Trudeau: Open the borders to all refugees seeking safety, overhaul the immigration system, end the wars.
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PM Trudeau: Call on the UAE to free Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi now!
ICLMG - Salim Alaradi, a Canadian citizen and father of 5 young children, has been detained without charge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  since August 2014. We are also worried that he was tortured. His health is deteriorating quickly as his family has informed us this week. Write to Prime Minister Trudeau to urge him to call on the UAE to free Salim Alaradi now!
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Planète+ Canada - Les conséquences de la guerre au terrorisme que mène le Canada, et plus particulièrement le recours aux forts controversés certificats de sécurité. Le film présente cinq familles dont la vie a été bouleversée par ces certificats de sécurité qui autorisent la détention indéterminée sans que des accusations soient portées et la  non-divulgation, même aux avocats de la personne détenue, des raisons qui motivent cette détention. Même si la Cour suprême du Canada a jugé que ces certificats étaient anticonstitutionnels, ils sont toujours utilisés. Au cours de la dernière décennie, cinq hommes ont ainsi été détenus, passant ensemble un total de plus de 30 ans en prison. Aucun d'eux n'a encore été accusé de quoi que ce soit. Détails et horaire de diffusion
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Tell Prime Minister Trudeau to consult with Canadians now, while there's still time to undo C-51
OpenMedia - Prime Minister Trudeau has said C-51 is a top priority,1 but we must ensure Canadians are at the centre of the process. If we aren't consulted, we could miss our chance to fully repeal the dangerous powers in this bill. C-51 was rammed into law  without meaningful public consultation. Its unprecedented new spy powers are too far-reaching to address behind closed doors. Over 300,000 Canadians have spoken against the reckless, dangerous, and ineffective bill. If we don't act quickly, we'll lose our chance. ACT NOW: Tell Prime Minister Trudeau to launch a public consultation.
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Let Khaled leave Egypt!
Free Khaled Al-Qazzaz - Write to your MP to ask them to urge the Egyptian authorities to remove the travel ban on Canadian resident Khaled  Al-Qazzaz so he can finally be free after being detained without charges for a year and a half and released since January 2015 but prevented from leaving the country.
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Saudi Arabia: Stop the execution of juvenile activist Ali al-Nimr
Amnesty International - Two courts have upheld the death sentence against a Shi'a activist. He has exhausted his appeals and may be executed as soon as the King ratifies the sentence. Ali al-Nimr was sentenced to death on 27 May 2014 for offences he is alleged to have committed when he was 17 years old. The court seems to  have based its decision on "confessions" which Ali al-Nimr has said were extracted under torture and other ill-treatment and has refused to look into this allegation. When Ali al-Nimr was arrested in February 2012 he was not allowed to see his lawyer. He has said that GDI officers tortured him to make him sign a "confession". Read more and sign the petition now!
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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 43 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 43 organisations de la société civile canadienne qui a été créée suite aux attentats terroristes de septembre 2001 aux États-Unis.
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not known that the Americans at some point were very enthusiastic and excited about his return to Canada. One US official, the State Department legal adviser, Harod Koh, exclaimed: "So glad we got this done". "After spending the last 10 years on GTMO (Guantanamo), at least this young man finally has another chance." This is in total contradiction with what Canadian officials tried so hard to make us believe.
familiar picture. Many of the attackers were known to French officials, and Turkish intelligence agencies sent repeated warnings of another. Yet in their rush to blame communications technologies such as iPhone encryption and the PlayStation (claims since discredited), security agencies neglect the lack of adequate human intelligence resources and capacities needed to translate this digital knowledge into threat prevention. Also absent is attention to agency accountability - the unaddressed information-sharing problems that caused the mistaken targeting and torture of Maher Arar. The targets of terror are not only physical, but also ideological. Introducing a laundry list of new powers in response to every incident without regard to the underlying causes will not prevent all attacks, but will leave our democracy in tatters.
ground troops, diplomacy, the terrorist threat, refugees and civilian casualties, it's become increasingly clear the prime minister's proposal simply doesn't stack up. That's why the respected House of Commons foreign affairs select committee - whose critical report on his bombing plans was the focus of the prime minister's statement - tonight made clear he had not adequately addressed their concerns.
Americans from U.S. telecommunications companies and turn them over to the NSA. The USA FREEDOM Act, signed into law on June 2 earlier this year, gave the executive branch 180 days to wind down the bulk collection program. According to the 
university's Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Centre for International Policy Studies, "Arar +10" reviewed the state of national security and human rights in Canada a decade after a public inquiry was established to investigate the rendition to Syria and torture of Canadian citizen Maher Arar. From a range of panels key recommendations emerged. The conference's recommendations are particularly timely as the new federal government prepares to introduce legal and other reforms reversing or revising national security and citizenship laws and practices.
promote and favour the interests of Canadian mining companies and to influence decisions over extractive projects and related policies. The trend of repression and deregulation in Canada to favour mining, oil, and gas projects is consistent with the model that the Canadian government promotes abroad. Concluding with a series of ideas and recommendations for discussion, the report seeks to spur debate and foster creative action to protect dissent in defence of land and the environment, and to question Canada's role in promoting the underlying economic development model that is putting communities at such a deadly disadvantage.
