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Aug 8, 2019

Police surveillance stifles climate justice activism, supports fossil fuel interests

Robin Tress

From Kenney's war room to CSIS and the RCMP monitoring Indigenous activists and sharing knowledge with oil giants, democratic institutions have been captured by the fossil fuel industry.

Blog

Feb 15, 2018

Taking your voices to the Standing Committee on National Security

Marie Aspiazu

On February 8th, our Executive Director, Laura Tribe, testified before the Parliamentary committee reviewing Bill C-59, delivering thousands of voices and raising Canadians’ top privacy concerns.

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Oct 27, 2017

The Goodale memos on torture lay a hideous groundwork

Matthew Behrens

Ralph Goodale's series of new memos defy the absolute prohibition on torture. This is immoral and foolish, given how Canadian citizens have been treated and the deserved payouts they have received

Columnists

Jul 17, 2017

Omar Khadr forced to surf wave of Canadian racism

Matthew Behrens

Canadian torture survivor Omar Khadr has been forced to surf the wild wave of Canadian racism and white fragility that marks so much of the gloating Canada 150 party.

Podcast

Dec 2, 2016

Sweeping new surveillance legislation in U.K. could affect Canadians

Redeye

The Investigatory Power Bill in Britain legalizes a range of tools for hacking and snooping unmatched anywhere in Europe. Once the bill becomes law, the pressure will be on Canada to harmonize.

Blog

Nov 25, 2016

Canada is still torturing people and no one has been held accountable

Gerry Caplan

Torture is both immoral and useless as a tool to fight terrorism. It outrages Canadians. How can our governments condone it for even one more day?

Blog

Nov 24, 2016

Bill C-51 is criminalizing radical youth in return for the illusion of security

Kevin Metcalf

Students have both the most to lose from Bill C-51 -- and the greatest role to play in defeating it.

Blog

Nov 20, 2016

Public consultation on Bill C-51 looks like an elaborate PR stunt

Abigail Curlew

National security surveillance in Canada is an absolute mess. Bill C-51 is just the most recent manifestation of its problematic elements.

Blog

Nov 17, 2016

Bill C-51: Canadians won't accept tinkering at the margins

Victoria Henry

Our own Victoria Henry argues that Canadians deserve better than Bill C-51 -- we deserve our privacy back.

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Nov 8, 2016

National security is not fighting terror it's protecting the interests of capital

rabble staff

It is clear that our national security apparatus equates political opposition to resource extraction and settler-colonial expansion with extremist views that threaten public safety and security.

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