Feb 26, 2016
Adopting U.K. model won't be enough for Canada to address spy oversight woes
David Christopher
Minister Goodale's plan to adopt the U.K.'s model of spy agency oversight leaves a lot of key questions unanswered.
CSIS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jul 27, 2015
Canadians get on board the torture train
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.
May 8, 2015
The legal vengeance case of Omar Khadr
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?
May 4, 2015
Canadians have united to reject fear and stop Bill C-51. Will the government listen?
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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