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Columnists

Feb 17, 2016

The God that fails: C-51, review committees and the dangers of window dressing

Instead of questioning the mandates and core practices of secretive, unaccountable security agencies, efforts are underway to save the system by putting up some nice-looking window dressing.

Blog

Jan 14, 2016

Liberals take first step to amending C-51. What comes next?

Karl Nerenberg

The Liberals pushed the need for parliamentary oversight of security agencies hard during the C-51 debate. But their objections to C-51 did not start and end with the lack of oversight.

News

Dec 17, 2015

No to surveillance: Unions push Liberals to repeal Bill C-51

Cory Collins

As Canada's privacy commissioner calls for "complete and exhaustive" debate, labour leaders worry that changes could be "cosmetic" in absence of a Royal Commission.

Blog

Oct 9, 2015

Fact check: The Liberals were not forced to support C-51. They just chose to.

Nora Loreto

C-51 was an omnibus bill, but not that kind of omnibus bill. Separating the facts from fiction on what can be done to repeal the so-called anti-terror bill.

Blog

Aug 13, 2015

Hey CSIS. If you're listening, we're going to hold you to account for spying.

Kai Nagata

Kai Nagata has a secret. He talks to lamps. Now that CSIS has been caught spying on environmentalists, his joke isn't so funny.

Blog

Aug 12, 2015

Five ways this election could shape our digital future for a generation

David Christopher

Canada's 2015 federal election is shaping up to be a decisive contest, with Canadians' fundamental freedoms on the line.

Photos

Jul 28, 2015

Thirty-seven per cent of Canadians think torture could be justified

Matthew Behrens

"If the Canadian government used torture against people 'suspected' of terrorism, do you think this could be justified?" Thirty-seven per cent of people polled said yes.

Columnists

Jul 27, 2015

Canadians get on board the torture train

Matthew Behrens

Just before the annual orgy of Canada Day self-celebration this year, the Pew Research Center released a shocking poll result, revealing that over one-third of Canadians supported the use of torture.

Columnists

May 8, 2015

The legal vengeance case of Omar Khadr

Monia Mazigh

The Harper government has been using Omar Khadr to please its base and send its usual message of "law and order." What will happen to public opinion if Omar Khadr tells his own version of the story?

Columnists

May 4, 2015

Canadians have united to reject fear and stop Bill C-51. Will the government listen?

David Christopher

Digital Freedom Update

In the space of a few short months since Bill C-51 was announced, hundreds of thousands of people have taken action to stop it. Is the Harper government listening?

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